Āshkhāneh weather in April

In April, Āshkhāneh sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Āshkhāneh's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āshkhāneh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:14 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Āshkhāneh is city in North Khorasan 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Āshkhāneh reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3165
4165
5165
6175
7175
8175
9176
10176
11186
12186
13186
14187
15187
16197
17197
18197
19197
20198
21198
22198
23208
24208
25208
26208
27209
28209
29209
30219

How April really feels in Āshkhāneh

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.

Āshkhāneh 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 / -4°387.15.59.70.3
Feb / -3°548.85.510.61.0
Mar12° / 8011.83.911.73.3
Apr18° / 7210.30.612.95.8
May23° / 11°458.60147.3
Jun29° / 16°163.4014.57.0
Jul32° / 19°71.5014.35.6
Aug31° / 18°51.3013.46.2
Sep27° / 14°92.2012.38.3
Oct21° / 183.60118.1
Nov13° / 336.31.1104.4
Dec / -2°316.33.29.51.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135347
145347
155347
165347
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205347
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255347
265347
275347
285347
295446
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Āshkhāneh gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1355
2354
3344
4343
5333
6333
7333
8333
9332
10332
11332
12332
13342
14342
15352
16352
17362
18362
19362
20362
21362
22361
23361
24361
25361
26361
27371
28371
29370
30360

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
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201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
30991

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 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 5:36 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:365:58
212.45:355:59
312.45:336:00
412.55:316:01
512.55:306:01
612.65:286:02
712.65:276:03
812.65:256:04
912.75:246:05
1012.75:226:06
1112.85:216:07
1212.85:196:08
1312.85:186:09
1412.95:166:10
1512.95:156:11
1613.05:146:12
1713.05:126:12
1813.05:116:13
1913.15:096:14
2013.15:086:15
2113.25:076:16
2213.25:056:17
2313.25:046:18
2413.35:026:19
2513.35:016:20
2613.35:006:21
2713.44:596:22
2813.44:576:23
2913.54:566:24
3013.54:556:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Āshkhāneh?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Āshkhāneh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Āshkhāneh in April

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

In April, Āshkhāneh sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Āshkhāneh in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āshkhāneh peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Āshkhāneh 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 Āshkhāneh is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1631 µg/m³Dec 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āshkhāneh?

Āshkhāneh sits at 37.6°N, 56.9°E, 743 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bojnūrd, 37 km away.

BäherdenMagtymgulyGökdepeArkadag

Topography around Āshkhāneh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āshkhāneh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 766 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,560 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,707 m.

The land around Āshkhāneh is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
1,560 m
80 km
2,707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Bojnūrd 37 km · Esfarāyen 75 km · Jājarm 83 km · Shīrvān 91 km · Bäherden 107 km · Magtymguly 112 km · Gökdepe 113 km · Arkadag 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
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 Āshkhāneh (37.5615°, 56.9213°, elevation 743 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).