Fūman in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Fūman sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 387 mm of precipitation over about 40 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 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
387 mm
40 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Fūman in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Fūman reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Fūman

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 46 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
46
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Fūman 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 / 12713.769.71.8
Feb10° / 12313.16.310.61.9
Mar13° / 12615.34.511.73.2
Apr17° / 10114.6112.94.8
May21° / 13°6811.50.1146.3
Jun25° / 17°738.6014.57.3
Jul27° / 19°828.5014.37.0
Aug27° / 19°11010.5013.46.6
Sep24° / 16°19315.1012.36.1
Oct20° / 12°23315.90.1115.4
Nov15° / 20514.92.1103.9
Dec11° / 13713.34.79.52.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Fūman gets around 387 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%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.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

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 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Fūman?

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.

2.1
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 Fūman.

What to pack for Fūman in Winter

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

In winter, Fūman sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Fūman in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 12°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 3 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May19Cool
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Fūman 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 Fūman peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Fūman 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 Fūman is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1826 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fūman?

Fūman sits at 37.2°N, 49.3°E, 33 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şowme‘eh Sarā, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Fūman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fūman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,325 m.

The land around Fūman is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (26%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
1,111 m
80 km
3,325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Şowme‘eh Sarā 9.0 km · Māsāl 22 km · Rasht 25 km · Bandar-e Anzalī 31 km · Khomām 36 km · Reẕvānshahr 39 km · Sīāhkal 50 km · Manjīl 54 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 Fūman (37.224°, 49.3125°, elevation 33 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.