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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

OmanSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesQatarBahrainKuwaitIraqTurkeyTurkmenistanPakistanAfghanistanKazakhstanArmeniaAzerbaijanUzbekistanGeorgiaRussiaFarsZagrosSoutheastern IranKhorasanCentral IranIranian AzerbaijanCaspian coastPersian Gulf coastTehranTehranTehranIsfahanIsfahanIsfahanTabrizTabrizTabrizShirazShirazShirazMashhadMashhadMashhadHamadanHamadanHamadanAhvazAhvazAhvazNishapurNishapurNishapurKermanshahKermanshahKermanshahYazdYazdYazdUrmiaUrmiaUrmiaBandar AbbasBandar AbbasBandar Abbas

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 12°0°
February 14°2°
March 20°7°
April 26°12°
May 31°17°
June 36°21°
July 38°23° extreme heat
August 37°21°
September 33°17°
October 27°12°
November 19°6°
December 14°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.2 · 11.9 °CJanuary: 0.2 · 11.9 °C2.4 · 14.4 °CFebruary: 2.4 · 14.4 °C6.7 · 19.5 °CMarch: 6.7 · 19.5 °C11.7 · 25.6 °CApril: 11.7 · 25.6 °C16.5 · 31.3 °CMay: 16.5 · 31.3 °C20.6 · 36.1 °CJune: 20.6 · 36.1 °C22.6 · 37.8 °CJuly: 22.6 · 37.8 °C21.2 · 36.9 °CAugust: 21.2 · 36.9 °C17.2 · 33.4 °CSeptember: 17.2 · 33.4 °C11.9 · 27.4 °COctober: 11.9 · 27.4 °C5.6 · 19.3 °CNovember: 5.6 · 19.3 °C1.7 · 14.3 °CDecember: 1.7 · 14.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 0.2 – 11.9 °C
Feb 2.4 – 14.4 °C
Mar 6.7 – 19.5 °C
Apr 11.7 – 25.6 °C
May 16.5 – 31.3 °C
Jun 20.6 – 36.1 °C
Jul 22.6 – 37.8 °C
Aug 21.2 – 36.9 °C
Sep 17.2 – 33.4 °C
Oct 11.9 – 27.4 °C
Nov 5.6 – 19.3 °C
Dec 1.7 – 14.3 °C

How much it rains

January 33 mm5 d
February 30 mm5 d
March 37 mm5 d
April 27 mm4 d
May 17 mm3 d
June 5 mm1 d
July 5 mm1 d
August 4 mm0 d
September 5 mm1 d
October 11 mm1 d
November 21 mm3 d
December 26 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day27 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 27 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day17 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 17 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayJune: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayJuly: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day4 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 4 mm · 0 rain days5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a daySeptember: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayOctober: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day21 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 21 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a day26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 33 mm5 d
Feb 30 mm5 d
Mar 37 mm5 d
Apr 27 mm4 d
May 17 mm3 d
Jun 5 mm1 d
Jul 5 mm1 d
Aug 4 mm0 d
Sep 5 mm1 d
Oct 11 mm1 d
Nov 21 mm3 d
Dec 26 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 15
February 11 h 03
March 11 h 57
April 12 h 58
May 13 h 49
June 14 h 16
July 14 h 05
August 13 h 21
September 12 h 23
October 11 h 24
November 10 h 30
December 10 h 02

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 4 cm
February 6 cm
March 3 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 cmJanuary: 4 cm6 cmFebruary: 6 cm3 cmMarch: 3 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 4 cm
Feb 6 cm
Mar 3 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.

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