Āq Qalā weather in February

In February, Āq Qalā sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Āq Qalā's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āq Qalā's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:49 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Āq Qalā is city in Golestan Province, Iran.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Āq Qalā reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6

How February really feels in Āq Qalā

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Āq Qalā weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	65	9.1	0.6	9.7	3.9
Feb	14° / 5°	72	9.5	1.3	10.6	4.2
Mar	17° / 8°	74	10.4	0.2	11.7	5.6
Apr	22° / 13°	56	8.6	0	12.9	7.0
May	27° / 18°	36	5.8	0	14	6.9
Jun	32° / 22°	18	3.4	0	14.5	5.1
Jul	34° / 25°	19	4.6	0	14.3	3.8
Aug	34° / 25°	18	4.1	0	13.4	3.5
Sep	31° / 21°	36	5.6	0	12.3	5.2
Oct	26° / 16°	54	6	0	11	7.7
Nov	19° / 10°	75	8.5	0.2	10	6.5
Dec	15° / 6°	58	8.5	0.2	9.5	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	50
Cloudier (%)	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	49	49	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Āq Qalā gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30
Snow chance (%)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	5
2	33	6
3	33	6
4	34	6
5	34	6
6	34	6
7	34	6
8	34	6
9	34	6
10	34	6
11	34	5
12	34	5
13	34	5
14	34	5
15	34	5
16	33	4
17	33	4
18	33	4
19	33	3
20	32	3
21	32	3
22	32	3
23	31	2
24	31	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	1

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:02	5:10
2	10.2	7:01	5:11
3	10.2	7:00	5:12
4	10.2	7:00	5:13
5	10.3	6:59	5:14
6	10.3	6:58	5:15
7	10.3	6:57	5:16
8	10.3	6:56	5:17
9	10.4	6:55	5:18
10	10.4	6:54	5:19
11	10.4	6:53	5:20
12	10.5	6:52	5:21
13	10.5	6:51	5:22
14	10.6	6:50	5:23
15	10.6	6:49	5:24
16	10.6	6:48	5:25
17	10.7	6:47	5:27
18	10.7	6:46	5:28
19	10.7	6:45	5:29
20	10.8	6:43	5:30
21	10.8	6:42	5:31
22	10.8	6:41	5:32
23	10.9	6:40	5:33
24	10.9	6:39	5:34
25	11.0	6:37	5:35
26	11.0	6:36	5:36
27	11.0	6:35	5:37
28	11.1	6:33	5:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Āq Qalā?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Āq Qalā for sightseeing.

What to pack for Āq Qalā in February

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

In February, Āq Qalā sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Āq Qalā in February

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Nov 6 — about 5.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	11	12	16	21	25	28	29	27	23	19	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	11	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Āq Qalā in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āq Qalā peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	7	8	10	8	6	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Āq Qalā in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Āq Qalā is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	20	22	25	22	20	21	22	27	24	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Āq Qalā?

Āq Qalā sits at 37.0°N, 54.5°E, -13 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gorgān, 19 km away.

Topography around Āq Qalā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āq Qalā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of -15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,905 m.

The land around Āq Qalā is covered by cropland (63%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

cropland 63%

16 km

104 m

cropland 89%

80 km

3,905 m

bare terrain 28%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Āq Qalā year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Gorgān 19 km · Sīmīn Shahr 20 km · Fāẕelābād 29 km · Gomīshān 34 km · Bandar-e Torkaman 36 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 38 km · Kord Kūy 39 km · Bandar-e Gaz 52 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 Āq Qalā (37.0139°, 54.455°, elevation -13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	5
2	33	6
3	33	6
4	34	6
5	34	6
6	34	6
7	34	6
8	34	6
9	34	6
10	34	6
11	34	5
12	34	5
13	34	5
14	34	5
15	34	5
16	33	4
17	33	4
18	33	4
19	33	3
20	32	3
21	32	3
22	32	3
23	31	2
24	31	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	5
2	33	6
3	33	6
4	34	6
5	34	6
6	34	6
7	34	6
8	34	6
9	34	6
10	34	6
11	34	5
12	34	5
13	34	5
14	34	5
15	34	5
16	33	4
17	33	4
18	33	4
19	33	3
20	32	3
21	32	3
22	32	3
23	31	2
24	31	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	5
2	33	6
3	33	6
4	34	6
5	34	6
6	34	6
7	34	6
8	34	6
9	34	6
10	34	6
11	34	5
12	34	5
13	34	5
14	34	5
15	34	5
16	33	4
17	33	4
18	33	4
19	33	3
20	32	3
21	32	3
22	32	3
23	31	2
24	31	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100