Darreh Shahr in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Darreh Shahr sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 176 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Darreh Shahr's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Darreh Shahr's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 176 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.5; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Darreh Shahr in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Darreh Shahr reaches about 23°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Darreh Shahr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Darreh Shahr weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 1°	93	9.6	2.3	10.1	2.6
Feb	13° / 2°	79	9.4	1	10.8	3.6
Mar	17° / 5°	92	8.7	0.1	11.7	5.7
Apr	22° / 10°	68	7.6	0	12.8	7.3
May	29° / 14°	16	3.2	0	13.7	6.6
Jun	36° / 18°	0	0.1	0	14.1	2.9
Jul	39° / 21°	0	0	0	14	0.8
Aug	39° / 20°	0	0	0	13.2	1.0
Sep	34° / 16°	1	0.1	0	12.2	4.1
Oct	27° / 11°	27	3.1	0	11.2	7.7
Nov	18° / 6°	73	7.2	0	10.3	6.3
Dec	13° / 2°	87	8.5	0.6	9.8	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Darreh Shahr gets around 176 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Darreh Shahr

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In spring, Darreh Shahr overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Darreh Shahr sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Darreh Shahr?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Darreh Shahr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Darreh Shahr in Spring

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

In spring, Darreh Shahr sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Darreh Shahr in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Darreh Shahr peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	7	10	11	10	10	7	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Darreh Shahr in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Darreh Shahr is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	32	39	42	41	35	35	33	32	30	26	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	35	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Darreh Shahr?

Darreh Shahr sits at 33.1°N, 47.4°E, 667 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābdānān, 17 km away.

Topography around Darreh Shahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darreh Shahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 686 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,732 m.

The land around Darreh Shahr is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

318 m

cropland 42%

16 km

1,666 m

grassland 62%

80 km

2,732 m

grassland 63%

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Spring weather nearby: Ābdānān 17 km · Poldokhtar 31 km · Kūhdasht 48 km · Dehlorān 51 km · Khorramabad 98 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 100 km · Īlām 104 km · Aleshtar 114 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

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 Darreh Shahr (33.1445°, 47.3799°, elevation 667 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.