Āq Qalā weather in June

In June, Āq Qalā sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Āq Qalā's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āq Qalā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:37 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
27%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Āq Qalā is city in Golestan Province, Iran.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical June day in Āq Qalā reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Āq Qalā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Āq Qalā weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 659.10.69.73.9
Feb14° / 729.51.310.64.2
Mar17° / 7410.40.211.75.6
Apr22° / 13°568.6012.97.0
May27° / 18°365.80146.9
Jun32° / 22°183.4014.55.1
Jul34° / 25°194.6014.33.8
Aug34° / 25°184.1013.43.5
Sep31° / 21°365.6012.35.2
Oct26° / 16°5460117.7
Nov19° / 10°758.50.2106.5
Dec15° / 588.50.29.54.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Āq Qalā gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1518433030
2517423240
3517413440
4416403550
5415393750
6414383860
7414373970
8413364080
9412344180
10412334290
114113243100
123113143110
133103044120
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15392845140
16392746151
17382646161
18282647171
19272547181
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22272147222
23262047232
24261946252
25161846262
26161845272
27161745293
28151545303
29151444323
30151343344

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:397:00
214.44:397:01
314.44:397:01
414.44:387:02
514.44:387:03
614.44:387:03
714.44:377:04
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.53 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 6.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Āq Qalā?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Āq Qalā for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Āq Qalā in June

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

In June, Āq Qalā sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Āq Qalā in June

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in June — 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.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr16Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Āq Qalā in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Āq Qalā in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1827 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
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
16 km
104 m
80 km
3,905 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June 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
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 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).