Ahar weather in April

In April, Ahar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 17.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ahar's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:52 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Ahar is city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ahar reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1110
2110
3110
4110
5110
6121
7121
8121
9121
10121
11132
12132
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How April really feels in Ahar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ahar weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°3377.29.60.0
Feb / -7°458.78.510.50.0
Mar / -3°73138.911.71.1
Apr13° / 9917.34.5133.0
May18° / 10519.90.614.14.6
Jun22° / 10°5913.2014.66.5
Jul24° / 13°226.1014.48.0
Aug25° / 12°205.7013.58.1
Sep22° / 328.20.112.37.3
Oct16° / 508.91.5115.3
Nov / -2°4674.59.91.6
Dec / -6°346.46.19.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ahar gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 17.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14721
24820
34920
45019
55118
65218
75317
85317
95416
105515
115615
125715
135814
145814
155914
166014
176114
186114
196214
206214
216214
226214
236313
246313
256312
266312
276311
286311
296410
30649

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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30100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:156:38
212.46:146:39
312.56:126:39
412.56:106:40
512.56:096:41
612.66:076:42
712.66:066:43
812.76:046:44
912.76:036:45
1012.86:016:46
1112.85:596:47
1212.85:586:48
1312.95:566:49
1412.95:556:50
1513.05:536:51
1613.05:526:52
1713.05:506:53
1813.15:496:54
1913.15:486:55
2013.25:466:56
2113.25:456:57
2213.25:436:58
2313.35:426:59
2413.35:417:00
2513.45:397:01
2613.45:387:02
2713.45:377:03
2813.55:357:03
2913.55:347:04
3013.55:337:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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205.9Bright
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ahar

In seasonPeak

In April, Ahar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ahar's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ahar?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahar.

What to pack for Ahar in April

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

In April, Ahar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Ahar in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahar peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ahar in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ahar is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ahar?

Ahar sits at 38.5°N, 47.1°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meshgīn Shahr, 54 km away.

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Topography around Ahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,723 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,565 m.

The land around Ahar is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,723 m
80 km
4,565 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Meshgīn Shahr 54 km · Sarāb 72 km · Bostānābād 73 km · Tabriz 81 km · Sardrūd 95 km · Kapan 99 km · Sahand 102 km · Oskū 104 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
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.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ahar (38.4774°, 47.0699°, elevation 1,336 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).