Climate in Iran
105 cities in Iran, compared on thirty-year climate normals. Open any city for its month-by-month record, or take the quiz to see which of them fits the weather you actually like.
- Hottest summers
- Ahvaz
average high 117°F (47°C) in the warmest month
- Mildest winters
- Bushehr
coldest-month lows near 56°F (14°C)
- Driest
- Zābol
2.2 in (57 mm) of rain a year
- Wettest
- Bandar-e Anzalī
61 in (1551 mm) of rain a year
The 40 largest cities
| City | Warmest-month high | Coldest-month low | Rain a year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 96°F (36°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 13.6 in (346 mm) | 7.2M people |
| MashhadRazavi Khorasan | 92°F (34°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 11 in (279 mm) | 2.3M people |
| Isfahan | 98°F (37°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 3.8 in (98 mm) | 1.5M people |
| KarajAlborz Province | 95°F (35°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 11.4 in (289 mm) | 1.4M people |
| TabrizEast Azerbaijan | 89°F (32°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 15.2 in (386 mm) | 1.4M people |
| ShirazFars | 99°F (37°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 15 in (380 mm) | 1.2M people |
| QomQom Province | 101°F (39°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 5.6 in (143 mm) | 900k people |
| AhvazKhuzestan | 117°F (47°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 11.8 in (299 mm) | 841k people |
| KermanshahKermanshah Province | 98°F (37°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 19.7 in (500 mm) | 621k people |
| RashtGilan Province | 83°F (28°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 60.4 in (1535 mm) | 595k people |
| Kerman | 94°F (35°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 4.6 in (117 mm) | 578k people |
| OrūmīyehWest Azerbaijan | 87°F (31°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 14.2 in (361 mm) | 577k people |
| ZahedanSistan and Baluchestan | 98°F (37°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.8 in (96 mm) | 552k people |
| HamadānHamadan Province | 94°F (35°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 16.2 in (410 mm) | 528k people |
| ArākMarkazi | 93°F (34°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 10.4 in (263 mm) | 504k people |
| YazdYazd Province | 100°F (38°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 3.9 in (100 mm) | 478k people |
| EslamshahrTehran | 99°F (37°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 12.3 in (313 mm) | 450k people |
| ArdabīlArdabil Province | 78°F (26°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 18.5 in (470 mm) | 411k people |
| Zanjan | 85°F (29°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 17.7 in (450 mm) | 357k people |
| Bandar AbbasHormozgan | 104°F (40°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 7.6 in (193 mm) | 352k people |
| SanandajKurdistan Province | 95°F (35°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 16.8 in (428 mm) | 349k people |
| QazvinQazvin Province | 91°F (33°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 16.9 in (428 mm) | 334k people |
| KhorramshahrKhuzestan | 116°F (47°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 6.9 in (176 mm) | 331k people |
| KhorramabadLorestan Province | 101°F (38°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 22.5 in (573 mm) | 330k people |
| ShahrīārTehran | 97°F (36°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 11.4 in (291 mm) | 310k people |
| QodsTehran | 97°F (36°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 11.4 in (291 mm) | 310k people |
| KashanIsfahan | 100°F (38°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 7.3 in (185 mm) | 304k people |
| KāshānIsfahan | 101°F (38°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 7.3 in (185 mm) | 304k people |
| Khomeynī ShahrIsfahan | 98°F (37°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 4.7 in (118 mm) | 277k people |
| DezfulKhuzestan | 115°F (46°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 25.1 in (639 mm) | 265k people |
| MarāghehEast Azerbaijan | 90°F (32°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 16.9 in (429 mm) | 263k people |
| MarāghehRazavi Khorasan | 86°F (30°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 11.8 in (299 mm) | 263k people |
| SariMāzandarān | 89°F (32°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 34.6 in (878 mm) | 255k people |
| BorūjerdLorestan Province | 96°F (35°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 20.2 in (512 mm) | 252k people |
| QarchakTehran | 101°F (38°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 10.9 in (278 mm) | 252k people |
| GorgānGolestan | 88°F (31°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 23.9 in (606 mm) | 245k people |
| SabzevarRazavi Khorasan | 98°F (37°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 7.2 in (184 mm) | 244k people |
| GolestānTehran | 100°F (38°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 11.9 in (303 mm) | 240k people |
| ĀmolMāzandarān | 82°F (28°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 52.7 in (1340 mm) | 238k people |
| PākdashtTehran | 99°F (37°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 9.3 in (237 mm) | 236k people |
More cities in Iran
Alborz Province
Ardabil Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Fars
Gilan Province
Golestan
Hamadan Province
Ilam Province
Isfahan
Khuzestan
Abadan, Bandar-e Māhshahr, Andīmeshk, Behbahān, Īz̄eh, Shūshtar, Masjed Soleymān
Lorestan Province
Markazi
Māzandarān
North Khorasan
Qom Province
Razavi Khorasan
South Khorasan Province
Tehran
Varāmīn, Nasīm Shahr, Nasimshahr, Fardīs, Shahre Jadide Andisheh, Andīsheh, Pardīs, Robāţ Karīm
West Azerbaijan
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