climigo

Central Iran

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When to go?

The best months are March–April, October–November.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Southeastern IranPersian Gulf coastKuwaitFarsZagrosIraqKhorasanTurkmenistanCaspian coastIranian AzerbaijanTehranTehranTehranIsfahanIsfahanIsfahanYazdYazdYazdQomQomQomQazvinQazvinQazvin

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 10°−2°
February 13°1°
March 18°5°
April 25°11°
May 31°16°
June 36°21°
July 38°23° extreme heat
August 37°21°
September 33°17°
October 26°11°
November 17°4°
December 12°0°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−1.5 · 9.9 °CJanuary: −1.5 · 9.9 °C0.7 · 12.6 °CFebruary: 0.7 · 12.6 °C5.4 · 18.3 °CMarch: 5.4 · 18.3 °C10.8 · 24.5 °CApril: 10.8 · 24.5 °C16.0 · 30.6 °CMay: 16.0 · 30.6 °C20.7 · 36.2 °CJune: 20.7 · 36.2 °C23.0 · 38.4 °CJuly: 23.0 · 38.4 °C21.4 · 37.1 °CAugust: 21.4 · 37.1 °C17.1 · 33.2 °CSeptember: 17.1 · 33.2 °C11.2 · 26.3 °COctober: 11.2 · 26.3 °C4.3 · 17.2 °CNovember: 4.3 · 17.2 °C0.2 · 11.9 °CDecember: 0.2 · 11.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −1.5 – 9.9 °C
Feb 0.7 – 12.6 °C
Mar 5.4 – 18.3 °C
Apr 10.8 – 24.5 °C
May 16.0 – 30.6 °C
Jun 20.7 – 36.2 °C
Jul 23.0 – 38.4 °C
Aug 21.4 – 37.1 °C
Sep 17.1 – 33.2 °C
Oct 11.2 – 26.3 °C
Nov 4.3 – 17.2 °C
Dec 0.2 – 11.9 °C

How much it rains

January 24 mm4 d
February 23 mm4 d
March 30 mm5 d
April 25 mm4 d
May 14 mm3 d
June 3 mm1 d
July 3 mm0 d
August 2 mm0 d
September 2 mm0 d
October 9 mm1 d
November 19 mm3 d
December 21 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day25 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 25 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayJune: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 3 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 2 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 2 mm · 0 rain days9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a dayOctober: 9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a day19 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayNovember: 19 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day21 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 21 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 24 mm4 d
Feb 23 mm4 d
Mar 30 mm5 d
Apr 25 mm4 d
May 14 mm3 d
Jun 3 mm1 d
Jul 3 mm0 d
Aug 2 mm0 d
Sep 2 mm0 d
Oct 9 mm1 d
Nov 19 mm3 d
Dec 21 mm4 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 09
February 10 h 59
March 11 h 57
April 13 h 01
May 13 h 54
June 14 h 23
July 14 h 11
August 13 h 25
September 12 h 24
October 11 h 22
November 10 h 25
December 9 h 56

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 3 cm
February 4 cm
March 2 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 cmJanuary: 3 cm4 cmFebruary: 4 cm2 cmMarch: 2 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm2 cmDecember: 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 3 cm
Feb 4 cm
Mar 2 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 2 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities