Iran weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Iran, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: late August to mid October

The average temperature in Iran is around 12° across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Tehran.

Hottest
Jul
31°
Coldest
Jan
-7°
Wettest
Mar
62 mm
Driest
Aug
4 mm
Annual avg
12°
year-round
Rain / yr
353 mm
63 wet days
Largest city
Tehran
7,153k people
Cities
419
with climate data

Monthly climate (Tehran)

Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Tehran, Iran's largest city.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan / -7°42 mm7.6
Feb / -6°48 mm8.4
Mar / -0°62 mm9.5
Apr15° / 51 mm9.5
May22° / 13°22 mm4.9
Jun28° / 18°6 mm1.6
Jul31° / 22°5 mm1.2
Aug30° / 21°4 mm0.8
Sep26° / 16°5 mm0.9
Oct19° / 10°21 mm4.1
Nov10° / 44 mm7.1
Dec / -5°43 mm7.7

Weather across Iran

Climate varies from region to region. Isfahan is the warmest of these cities, averaging 17° — about 6° warmer than Tabriz, the coolest.

-10°10°20°30°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecIsfahanShirazKarajMashadTehranTabriz
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Tehran
Tehran
12°27° (Jul)Sep
Mashad
Razavi Khorasan
13°25° (Jul)Sep
Isfahan
Isfahan
17°30° (Jul)Oct
Karaj
Alborz Province
15°29° (Jul)Oct
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan
11°23° (Jul)Sep
Shiraz
Fars
16°28° (Jul)Oct

Climate in Tehran

Full Tehran forecast

Tehran is the largest city in Iran; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.

In Tehran, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 19 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 22. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 23 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 18. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 7 · 100%Dec 7 · 63%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Tehran is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeJun 23 · 7 km/hNov 2 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb6calm
Mar6calm
Apr6calm
May7calm
Jun7calm
Jul7calm
Aug6calm
Sep6calm
Oct5calm
Nov5calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Iran

A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs late August to mid October.

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Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Tehran receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.9 and 7.7 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Mar 15 to Sep 26. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.6 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 62% less than the June peak.

0123456789JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJun 147.7 kWhDec 92.9 kWh

Where is Iran?

Iran sits around 35.7°N, 51.4°E. The marker shows Tehran, its largest city, among 419 cities with climate data here.

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

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