Dargaz in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dargaz sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 133 mm of precipitation over about 24 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 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
133 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
1.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dargaz in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Dargaz reaches about 8°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 Dargaz

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.

Dargaz 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 / -2°427.549.71.0
Feb / -1°619.74.810.61.6
Mar14° / 9412.82.411.73.7
Apr20° / 10°75110.212.96.1
May25° / 15°457.20147.3
Jun31° / 20°81.9014.56.0
Jul33° / 22°20.6014.34.7
Aug32° / 21°20.5013.45.5
Sep28° / 16°51.1012.38.2
Oct21° / 10°153.30118.1
Nov14° / 376.21.1104.6
Dec / 316.52.79.52.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Dargaz gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 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 2.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Dargaz

In seasonPeak

None of Dargaz's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Dargaz sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Dargaz?

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.

1.5
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 Dargaz.

What to pack for Dargaz in Winter

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

In winter, Dargaz sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Dargaz in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dargaz peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dargaz 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 Dargaz is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1936 µg/m³Jan 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dargaz?

Dargaz sits at 37.4°N, 59.1°E, 479 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kaka, 46 km away.

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Topography around Dargaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dargaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 484 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,002 m.

The land around Dargaz is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
3,002 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Kaka 46 km · Qūchān 65 km · Änew 72 km · Ashgabat 85 km · Chenārān 89 km · Golbahār 98 km · Shīrvān 104 km · Abadan 105 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 Dargaz (37.4445°, 59.1081°, elevation 479 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.