Borūjerd in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Borūjerd sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 212 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-5°C
Precipitation
212 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Borūjerd in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

A typical winter day in Borūjerd reaches about 4°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Borūjerd

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
24 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Borūjerd 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
Jan / -7°719.69.1100.0
Feb / -5°749.98.910.70.1
Mar / -1°9911.3711.72.0
Apr15° / 8412.4112.84.5
May22° / 10°378.4013.77.2
Jun29° / 15°30.9014.27.5
Jul33° / 18°10.20144.9
Aug32° / 17°10.2013.35.1
Sep28° / 13°20.7012.28.0
Oct21° / 275.3011.17.7
Nov12° / 617.9210.23.4
Dec / -4°678.16.59.80.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Borūjerd gets around 212 mm of rain and snow over 28 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 9 h 54 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 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Borūjerd

In seasonPeak

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

Borūjerd's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Borūjerd?

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.

0.2
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 Borūjerd.

What to pack for Borūjerd in Winter

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

In winter, Borūjerd sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Borūjerd 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 Borūjerd peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Borūjerd 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 Borūjerd is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1838 µg/m³Dec 1122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr38Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Borūjerd?

Borūjerd sits at 33.9°N, 48.8°E, 1,574 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Aleshtar, 45 km away.

Topography around Borūjerd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borūjerd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,580 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,180 m.

The land around Borūjerd is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,872 m
80 km
3,180 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Aleshtar 45 km · Malāyer 45 km · Nahāvand 48 km · Dorūd 53 km · Khorramabad 58 km · Shāzand 61 km · Mahājerān 65 km · Nūrābād 74 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 Borūjerd (33.8973°, 48.7516°, elevation 1,574 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.