Bāgh-e Malek in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bāgh-e Malek sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 365 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bāgh-e Malek's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bāgh-e Malek's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
365 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.3
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bāgh-e Malek in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Bāgh-e Malek reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Bāgh-e Malek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 63 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
63
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bāgh-e Malek weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / -1°135114.710.22.4
Feb12° / 10910.72.510.83.4
Mar17° / 1229.81.211.85.6
Apr22° / 11°698012.77.3
May29° / 16°122.3013.66.7
Jun35° / 20°000143.4
Jul37° / 23°10.2013.81.8
Aug37° / 22°10.2013.12.0
Sep34° / 18°10.3012.24.5
Oct27° / 13°121.8011.28.0
Nov19° / 867.10.110.46.6
Dec13° / 1219.21.7104.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bāgh-e Malek gets around 365 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Bāgh-e Malek

In seasonPeak

In winter, Bāgh-e Malek overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bāgh-e Malek's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bāgh-e Malek sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Bāgh-e Malek?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bāgh-e Malek.

What to pack for Bāgh-e Malek in Winter

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

In winter, Bāgh-e Malek sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bāgh-e Malek in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Bāgh-e Malek peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bāgh-e Malek in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bāgh-e Malek is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Dec 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bāgh-e Malek?

Bāgh-e Malek sits at 31.5°N, 49.9°E, 711 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Īz̄eh, 34 km away.

Topography around Bāgh-e Malek

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bāgh-e Malek.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāgh-e Malek has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 728 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,780 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,961 m.

The land around Bāgh-e Malek is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
1,780 m
80 km
3,961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Īz̄eh 34 km · Haftkel 35 km · Rāmhormoz 38 km · Masjed Soleymān 72 km · Līkak 73 km · Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī 82 km · Rāmshīr 84 km · Omīdīyeh 86 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 Bāgh-e Malek (31.524°, 49.8856°, elevation 711 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.