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Khorasan

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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 IranAfghanistanCentral IranTurkmenistanCaspian coastMashhadMashhadMashhadNishapurNishapurNishapurSabzevarSabzevarSabzevarBirjandBirjandBirjandKashmarKashmarKashmar

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 11°−1°
February 13°1°
March 19°6°
April 25°11°
May 31°16°
June 36°20°
July 37°22°
August 36°20°
September 32°15°
October 26°10°
November 18°4°
December 13°0°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−1.3 · 10.5 °CJanuary: −1.3 · 10.5 °C0.9 · 12.9 °CFebruary: 0.9 · 12.9 °C5.7 · 18.5 °CMarch: 5.7 · 18.5 °C11.1 · 25.1 °CApril: 11.1 · 25.1 °C16.0 · 30.8 °CMay: 16.0 · 30.8 °C20.2 · 35.7 °CJune: 20.2 · 35.7 °C21.9 · 37.2 °CJuly: 21.9 · 37.2 °C19.7 · 35.7 °CAugust: 19.7 · 35.7 °C15.3 · 32.2 °CSeptember: 15.3 · 32.2 °C9.8 · 26.1 °COctober: 9.8 · 26.1 °C3.6 · 17.8 °CNovember: 3.6 · 17.8 °C0 · 12.7 °CDecember: 0 · 12.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −1.3 – 10.5 °C
Feb 0.9 – 12.9 °C
Mar 5.7 – 18.5 °C
Apr 11.1 – 25.1 °C
May 16.0 – 30.8 °C
Jun 20.2 – 35.7 °C
Jul 21.9 – 37.2 °C
Aug 19.7 – 35.7 °C
Sep 15.3 – 32.2 °C
Oct 9.8 – 26.1 °C
Nov 3.6 – 17.8 °C
Dec 0 – 12.7 °C

How much it rains

January 23 mm4 d
February 29 mm5 d
March 38 mm6 d
April 28 mm4 d
May 17 mm2 d
June 4 mm1 d
July 1 mm0 d
August 1 mm0 d
September 1 mm0 d
October 5 mm1 d
November 12 mm3 d
December 16 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day29 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 29 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day38 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 38 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day28 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 28 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJune: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day1 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 1 mm · 0 rain days5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayOctober: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 23 mm4 d
Feb 29 mm5 d
Mar 38 mm6 d
Apr 28 mm4 d
May 17 mm2 d
Jun 4 mm1 d
Jul 1 mm0 d
Aug 1 mm0 d
Sep 1 mm0 d
Oct 5 mm1 d
Nov 12 mm3 d
Dec 16 mm3 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 07
February 10 h 58
March 11 h 57
April 13 h 02
May 13 h 57
June 14 h 26
July 14 h 14
August 13 h 27
September 12 h 25
October 11 h 21
November 10 h 23
December 9 h 53

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

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

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 cmJanuary: 1 cm1 cmFebruary: 1 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

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