Ābdānān in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ābdānān sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 353 mm of precipitation over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ābdānān's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ābdānān's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 353 mm; 29 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Ābdānān in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Ābdānān reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

How winter really feels in Ābdānān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ābdānān weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	127	10.4	1.4	10.1	3.0
Feb	13° / 4°	105	9.6	0.8	10.8	3.9
Mar	18° / 8°	122	9.5	0.1	11.7	6.0
Apr	23° / 12°	91	8.4	0	12.8	7.3
May	31° / 17°	21	3.6	0	13.7	5.7
Jun	37° / 21°	1	0.3	0	14.1	1.9
Jul	40° / 24°	0	0.1	0	14	0.1
Aug	40° / 24°	0	0	0	13.2	0.2
Sep	36° / 19°	1	0.3	0	12.2	3.1
Oct	28° / 15°	37	3.5	0	11.2	7.1
Nov	19° / 9°	103	7.8	0	10.3	6.5
Dec	14° / 5°	121	9	0.4	9.9	4.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ābdānān gets around 353 mm of rain and snow over 29 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

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Daylight runs from about 10 hours in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ābdānān

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In winter, Ābdānān overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ābdānān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ābdānān sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is winter a good time to visit Ābdānān?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ābdānān.

What to pack for Ābdānān in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Ābdānān sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ābdānān in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābdānān peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	7	9	10	10	9	7	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ābdānān in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ābdānān is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	32	39	42	41	35	35	33	32	30	26	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	35	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ābdānān?

Ābdānān sits at 33.0°N, 47.4°E, 889 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 17 km away.

Topography around Ābdānān

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ābdānān.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābdānān has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 973 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Ābdānān is covered by grassland (45%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

674 m

grassland 45%

16 km

1,800 m

grassland 61%

80 km

2,758 m

grassland 59%

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Winter weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 17 km · Poldokhtar 32 km · Dehlorān 36 km · Kūhdasht 63 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 90 km · Khorramabad 103 km · Andīmeshk 105 km · Dezful 115 km

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

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

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ābdānān (32.9926°, 47.4198°, elevation 889 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.