Bardsīr in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bardsīr sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 80 mm of precipitation over about 15 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 62% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bardsīr's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bardsīr's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
80 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bardsīr 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 Bardsīr 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 Bardsīr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bardsīr 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° / -2°275.42.210.32.8
Feb12° / -0°336.11.410.93.9
Mar16° / 286.20.311.85.9
Apr22° / 184.5012.77.7
May27° / 13°82.5013.57.7
Jun32° / 18°10.3013.95.5
Jul33° / 20°20.4013.75.0
Aug31° / 18°20.3013.16.3
Sep28° / 14°10.3012.28.1
Oct23° / 61.4011.39.0
Nov17° / 132.60.210.56.6
Dec13° / -1°193.60.910.14.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bardsīr gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min in early December to 11 h 18 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 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bardsīr?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bardsīr.

What to pack for Bardsīr in Winter

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

In winter, Bardsīr sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Bardsīr in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bardsīr peaks around June 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bardsīr 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 Bardsīr is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2134 µg/m³Dec 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bardsīr?

Bardsīr sits at 29.9°N, 56.6°E, 2,047 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kerman, 63 km away.

Shahr-e Bābak

Topography around Bardsīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bardsīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 2,050 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Bardsīr is covered by bare terrain (49%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
769 m
80 km
2,840 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Kerman 63 km · Māhān 71 km · Bāft 77 km · Rafsanjān 78 km · Zarand 99 km · Sirjan 101 km · Najafshahr 102 km · Shahr-e Bābak 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 Bardsīr (29.9227°, 56.5743°, elevation 2,047 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.