Eqbālīyeh in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Eqbālīyeh sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 150 mm of precipitation over about 26 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
150 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
0.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Eqbālīyeh in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Eqbālīyeh reaches about 6°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Eqbālīyeh

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.

Eqbālīyeh 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 / -4°478.16.29.80.0
Feb / -2°569.35.810.60.7
Mar12° / 7211.13.911.73.2
Apr18° / 7511.20.812.95.8
May24° / 12°338.20.113.97.4
Jun30° / 16°72014.46.4
Jul33° / 18°41.3014.24.6
Aug33° / 18°30.7013.44.7
Sep29° / 15°41.2012.27.4
Oct22° / 10°305.30.111.17.9
Nov13° / 5581.910.13.8
Dec / -1°488.44.99.60.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Eqbālīyeh gets around 150 mm of rain and snow over 26 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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Eqbālīyeh?

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.

0.5
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 Eqbālīyeh.

What to pack for Eqbālīyeh in Winter

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

In winter, Eqbālīyeh sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Eqbālīyeh in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eqbālīyeh peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Eqbālīyeh 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 Eqbālīyeh is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Eqbālīyeh?

Eqbālīyeh sits at 36.2°N, 49.9°E, 1,267 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Maḩmūdābād Nemūneh, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Eqbālīyeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eqbālīyeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 1,264 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,995 m.

The land around Eqbālīyeh is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
3,995 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Maḩmūdābād Nemūneh 7.0 km · Qazvin 8.0 km · Alvand 13 km · Bīdestān 18 km · Sharīfābād 20 km · Moḩammadīyeh 23 km · Tākestān 27 km · Shāl 40 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 Eqbālīyeh (36.2308°, 49.925°, elevation 1,267 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.