Climate and average weather in Fīrūzkūh
In Fīrūzkūh, the summers are warm, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Fīrūzkūh typically varies from -8°C to 25°C, and is rarely below -14°C or above 29°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Fīrūzkūh for warm-weather activities is from early June to late September.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 25°
- Coldest
- Jan
- -8°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 63 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 27 mm
- Rain / yr
- 489 mm
- 107 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.6–14.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,943 m
- 35.8°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 25% cloud
Fīrūzkūh is city in Tehran Province, Iran.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Fīrūzkūh weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early June to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Fīrūzkūh, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.3 months, from May 23 to September 29, with daily high temperatures above 18°C. The hottest month of the year in Fīrūzkūh is July, with an average high of 25°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 3.3 months, from November 30 to March 10, with daily high temperatures below 3°C. The coldest month of the year in Fīrūzkūh is January, with an average low of -8°C and high of -2°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 10°C) in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | -8 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | -1 | -6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2 | -8 |
| Feb | -1 | -7 |
| Mar | 4 | -3 |
| Apr | 11 | 3 |
| May | 17 | 8 |
| Jun | 22 | 12 |
| Jul | 25 | 15 |
| Aug | 24 | 15 |
| Sep | 21 | 11 |
| Oct | 14 | 6 |
| Nov | 7 | -1 |
| Dec | 1 | -6 |
How hot and cold Fīrūzkūh really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -11°C (around February 1), with roughly 153 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C) — 7 of them bitterly cold — worst in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Air high (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | -8 | -8 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -3 | -6 |
| Air low (°C) | -8 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | -1 | -6 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2 | -2 | -8 | -8 |
| Feb | -1 | -1 | -8 | -7 |
| Mar | 4 | 4 | -5 | -3 |
| Apr | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| May | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 |
| Jun | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
| Jul | 24 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
| Aug | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| Sep | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Oct | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| Nov | 7 | 7 | -3 | -1 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6 |
Average hourly temperature in Fīrūzkūh
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 25°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near -8°C.
Fīrūzkūh weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° / -8° | 27 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -1° / -7° | 36 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4° / -3° | 53 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 11° / 3° | 63 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.5 |
| May | 17° / 8° | 63 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 43 | 10.7 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 38 | 8.8 | 0 | 14.2 | 7.7 |
| Aug | 24° / 15° | 33 | 7.7 | 0 | 13.4 | 8.0 |
| Sep | 21° / 11° | 32 | 8.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 14° / 6° | 36 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 7° / -1° | 35 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 1° / -6° | 27 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Fīrūzkūh gets about 489 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.2 months, from around Mar 11 to Jul 15, peaking in May at about 45% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 26.
April is the wettest month by volume, with 63 mm over about 12 wet days; December is the driest, with 27 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 21 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 |
| Rain days | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 7 |
| Feb | 26 | 7 |
| Mar | 30 | 9 |
| Apr | 39 | 12 |
| May | 44 | 14 |
| Jun | 37 | 11 |
| Jul | 29 | 9 |
| Aug | 25 | 8 |
| Sep | 28 | 8 |
| Oct | 28 | 9 |
| Nov | 26 | 8 |
| Dec | 21 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Fīrūzkūh collects about 489 mm of rain across 107 wet days — roughly 41 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 63 mm, while December is the driest at just 27 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 37% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 27 | 36 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 27 |
| Rain days | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Snow days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 7 | 7 |
| Feb | 36 | 7 | 8 |
| Mar | 53 | 9 | 8 |
| Apr | 63 | 12 | 3 |
| May | 63 | 14 | 1 |
| Jun | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| Jul | 38 | 9 | 0 |
| Aug | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct | 36 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov | 35 | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 27 | 6 | 7 |
Snow in Fīrūzkūh
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Fīrūzkūh averages about 41 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Sep 30 to May 12 — about 7.4 months.
February is snowiest, with roughly 8 days of snow and an estimated 34 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 183 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 28 | 34 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 25 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 28 |
| Feb | 8 | 34 |
| Mar | 8 | 45 |
| Apr | 3 | 22 |
| May | 1 | 1 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 3 |
| Nov | 6 | 26 |
| Dec | 7 | 25 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Fīrūzkūh, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 26 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around October 20. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 92% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 21 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around May 25. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 45% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 66 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 74 | 62 | 64 |
| Cloudier (%) | 34 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 36 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 34 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 |
| Mar | 58 | 42 |
| Apr | 55 | 45 |
| May | 65 | 35 |
| Jun | 83 | 17 |
| Jul | 89 | 11 |
| Aug | 92 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 11 |
| Oct | 74 | 26 |
| Nov | 62 | 38 |
| Dec | 64 | 36 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 9, brings about 14 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:13 | 6:54 | 6:17 | 5:32 | 4:59 | 4:47 | 4:58 | 5:22 | 5:47 | 6:12 | 6:42 | 7:07 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:03 | 5:33 | 6:00 | 6:26 | 6:52 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 6:44 | 6:00 | 5:16 | 4:46 | 4:43 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 7:13 | 5:03 |
| Feb | 10.6 | 6:54 | 5:33 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:17 | 6:00 |
| Apr | 12.9 | 5:32 | 6:26 |
| May | 13.9 | 4:59 | 6:52 |
| Jun | 14.4 | 4:47 | 7:11 |
| Jul | 14.2 | 4:58 | 7:11 |
| Aug | 13.4 | 5:22 | 6:44 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:47 | 6:00 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 6:12 | 5:16 |
| Nov | 10.1 | 6:42 | 4:46 |
| Dec | 9.6 | 7:07 | 4:43 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Fīrūzkūh averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 23 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.7 months, from around Jun 3 to Oct 24. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 22 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is April, down near 10 sunny days — about 53% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 13 | Mixed |
| Apr | 10 | Mixed |
| May | 12 | Mixed |
| Jun | 18 | Bright |
| Jul | 20 | Bright |
| Aug | 23 | Bright |
| Sep | 22 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 15 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Fīrūzkūh, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in June, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 4 |
| Aug | 98 | 2 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Fīrūzkūh is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 5 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Best time to visit Fīrūzkūh
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Fīrūzkūh throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid June, Fīrūzkūh is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Fīrūzkūh for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the third week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 | poor |
| Feb | 0.0 | poor |
| Mar | 0.2 | poor |
| Apr | 2.5 | poor |
| May | 5.0 | fair |
| Jun | 6.9 | good |
| Jul | 7.7 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.0 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.2 | good |
| Oct | 4.7 | fair |
| Nov | 1.0 | poor |
| Dec | 0.0 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Fīrūzkūh for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Fīrūzkūh, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 25°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near -2°C), pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.
In July, Fīrūzkūh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Fīrūzkūh by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fīrūzkūh peaks around July 19 at about 11 (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 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | High |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Fīrūzkūh
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 3 | 1.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 5 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7 | 4 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 9 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 3 | 0 |
| Dec | 1.5 | 0 |
Air quality in Fīrūzkūh by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Fīrūzkūh is worst in December — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 33 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) | 95 | 88 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 83 | 97 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 95 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 88 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 76 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 68 | Unhealthy |
| May | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 42 | Poor |
| Jul | 33 | Moderate |
| Aug | 38 | Poor |
| Sep | 51 | Poor |
| Oct | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 83 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 97 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
The growing season in Fīrūzkūh typically lasts about 226 days, from around March 31 to November 11 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from April 24 to October 28.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 2 | 5 | 28 | 77 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 43 | 7 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 31 |
| Feb | 5 | 28 |
| Mar | 28 | 31 |
| Apr | 77 | 24 |
| May | 99 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 96 | 2 |
| Nov | 43 | 30 |
| Dec | 7 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Fīrūzkūh banks about 1,082 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 214 | 302 | 288 | 179 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 75 |
| Jun | 214 |
| Jul | 302 |
| Aug | 288 |
| Sep | 179 |
| Oct | 25 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Fīrūzkūh receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.9 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Mar 6 to Sep 19. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 56% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.4 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.0 | Intense |
| May | 6.5 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.7 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.5 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.3 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.1 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.9 | Moderate |
Where is Fīrūzkūh?
Fīrūzkūh sits at 35.8°N, 52.8°E, 1,943 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zīr Āb, 50 km away.
Topography around Fīrūzkūh
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fīrūzkūh.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Fīrūzkūh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m around an average of 2,025 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,587 m.
The land around Fīrūzkūh is covered by grassland (47%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (37%) and trees (20%) within 80 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 Fīrūzkūh (35.7567°, 52.7706°, elevation 1,943 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).