Ferdows weather in April

In April, Ferdows sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 22 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ferdows's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferdows's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Ferdows is city in South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ferdows reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Ferdows

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ferdows weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°356.12.3101.9
Feb11° / 396.8110.73.1
Mar16° / 467.90.311.75.7
Apr23° / 12°225012.87.8
May29° / 17°82.3013.76.9
Jun34° / 22°10.3014.24.3
Jul35° / 23°00.10143.6
Aug34° / 21°00013.34.6
Sep30° / 17°00.1012.26.7
Oct24° / 12°20.6011.19.1
Nov17° / 122.8010.26.5
Dec11° / 214.40.79.83.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ferdows gets around 22 mm of rain over 5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:325:51
212.45:315:52
312.45:305:53
412.45:285:54
512.55:275:55
612.55:255:55
712.55:245:56
812.65:235:57
912.65:215:58
1012.65:205:58
1112.75:195:59
1212.75:176:00
1312.75:166:01
1412.85:156:01
1512.85:136:02
1612.85:126:03
1712.95:116:04
1812.95:106:05
1913.05:086:05
2013.05:076:06
2113.05:066:07
2213.15:056:08
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2513.15:016:10
2613.25:006:11
2713.24:596:12
2813.24:586:12
2913.34:566:13
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ferdows

In seasonPeak

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

Ferdows sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ferdows?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Ferdows for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ferdows in April

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

In April, Ferdows sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ferdows in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ferdows peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ferdows in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ferdows is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferdows?

Ferdows sits at 34.0°N, 58.2°E, 1,279 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonābād, 60 km away.

TabasKāshmarBardaskanBīrjandTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Ferdows

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferdows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 1,282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Ferdows is covered by bare terrain (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

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80 m
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629 m
80 km
2,022 m
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April weather nearby: Gonābād 60 km · Boshrūyeh 71 km · Qā’en 99 km · Tabas 124 km · Kāshmar 138 km · Bardaskan 140 km · Bīrjand 161 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 169 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 Ferdows (34.0185°, 58.1722°, elevation 1,279 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).