Ashkez̄ar weather in April

In April, Ashkez̄ar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ashkez̄ar's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashkez̄ar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:30 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Ashkez̄ar is city in Yazd 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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ashkez̄ar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52311
62311
72312
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92312
102312
112412
122413
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232614
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272715
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292715
302715

How April really feels in Ashkez̄ar

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

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

Ashkez̄ar weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 204.61.410.13.7
Feb15° / 132.90.810.85.5
Mar19° / 2040.211.87.4
Apr24° / 13°143.2012.88.1
May30° / 18°51.5013.66.4
Jun35° / 22°00.1014.13.3
Jul37° / 24°00013.92.0
Aug36° / 22°00013.23.1
Sep32° / 18°00012.25.5
Oct26° / 13°30.8011.28.8
Nov18° / 112.60.210.47.2
Dec14° / 163.40.59.94.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37228
47228
57129
67129
77030
87129
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
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217228
227129
237129
247030
256931
266931
276931
286931
296931
306832

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ashkez̄ar gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1412
1512
1612
1711
1811
1911
2010
2110
229
239
248
258
268
278
288
297
307

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:496:07
212.35:486:07
312.45:466:08
412.45:456:09
512.45:446:09
612.55:426:10
712.55:416:11
812.55:406:11
912.65:396:12
1012.65:376:13
1112.65:366:13
1212.75:356:14
1312.75:346:15
1412.75:326:16
1512.85:316:16
1612.85:306:17
1712.85:296:18
1812.85:276:18
1912.95:266:19
2012.95:256:20
2112.95:246:20
2213.05:236:21
2313.05:226:22
2413.05:216:23
2513.15:196:23
2613.15:186:24
2713.15:176:25
2813.25:166:25
2913.25:156:26
3013.25:146:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ashkez̄ar

In seasonPeak

None of Ashkez̄ar's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ashkez̄ar sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ashkez̄ar?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Ashkez̄ar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ashkez̄ar in April

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

In April, Ashkez̄ar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ashkez̄ar in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Ashkez̄ar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ashkez̄ar 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 Ashkez̄ar is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2231 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ashkez̄ar?

Ashkez̄ar sits at 32.0°N, 54.2°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 19 km away.

BāfqAbarkūhNā’īn

Topography around Ashkez̄ar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashkez̄ar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,106 m.

The land around Ashkez̄ar is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
3,106 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Yazd 19 km · Taft 28 km · Meybod 33 km · Ardakān 39 km · Mahrīz 51 km · Bāfq 121 km · Abarkūh 130 km · Nā’īn 142 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 Ashkez̄ar (31.9968°, 54.2085°, elevation 1,175 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).