Bam weather in April

In April, Bam sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bam's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:16 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
39%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Bam is city in Kerman 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bam reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22413
32414
42414
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72514
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92515
102515
112515
122615
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How April really feels in Bam

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.

Bam weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 284.51.510.34.8
Feb16° / 294.50.8116.1
Mar21° / 10°2450.211.87.6
Apr26° / 16°122.6012.77.9
May32° / 21°41.4013.45.4
Jun35° / 25°10.5013.83.3
Jul36° / 26°30.5013.72.9
Aug34° / 24°10.20133.9
Sep32° / 21°10.2012.25.7
Oct27° / 16°30.9011.38.6
Nov21° / 10°51.20.110.58.4
Dec16° / 141.90.510.26.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117624
127624
137624
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bam gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
511
611
711
811
911
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
159
169
179
188
198
208
218
227
237
247
257
266
276
286
296
306

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
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7100
8100
9100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:335:49
212.35:325:50
312.35:315:50
412.45:305:51
512.45:295:51
612.45:275:52
712.45:265:53
812.55:255:53
912.55:245:54
1012.55:235:54
1112.65:215:55
1212.65:205:55
1312.65:195:56
1412.65:185:57
1512.75:175:57
1612.75:165:58
1712.75:155:58
1812.85:145:59
1912.85:136:00
2012.85:116:00
2112.85:106:01
2212.95:096:01
2312.95:086:02
2412.95:076:03
2512.95:066:03
2613.05:056:04
2713.05:046:04
2813.05:036:05
2913.15:026:06
3013.15:026:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bam

In seasonPeak

In April, Bam sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bam sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bam?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bam in April

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

In April, Bam sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bam in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bam peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bam 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 Bam is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bam?

Bam sits at 29.1°N, 58.4°E, 1,061 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baravāt, 6.0 km away.

KahnūjMāhānBāftKermanBardsīr

Topography around Bam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,474 m.

The land around Bam is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (31%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
3,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Baravāt 6.0 km · Jīroft 77 km · ‘Anbarābād 86 km · Kahnūj 145 km · Māhān 148 km · Bāft 171 km · Kerman 180 km · Bardsīr 195 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 Bam (29.106°, 58.357°, elevation 1,061 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).