Golbahār in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Golbahār sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 115 mm of precipitation over about 21 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 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
115 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Golbahār 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 Golbahār reaches about 6°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Golbahār

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.

Golbahār 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 / -5°356.35.59.80.0
Feb / -4°5496.210.60.5
Mar11° / 8412.44.211.72.7
Apr18° / 8513.30.912.95.2
May23° / 11°6311013.96.9
Jun28° / 15°153.6014.47.7
Jul30° / 17°41.2014.26.7
Aug29° / 16°20.6013.47.3
Sep26° / 12°51.1012.29.1
Oct20° / 1430.111.17.9
Nov12° / 285.61.610.13.9
Dec / -3°265.33.79.51.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Golbahār gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 21 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 6 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.

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 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Golbahār?

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 Golbahār.

What to pack for Golbahār in Winter

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

In winter, Golbahār sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Golbahār 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 Golbahār peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Golbahār 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 Golbahār is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1833 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Golbahār?

Golbahār sits at 36.6°N, 59.2°E, 1,205 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Chenārān, 10 km away.

Topography around Golbahār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Golbahār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,208 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,031 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,820 m.

The land around Golbahār is covered by bare terrain (59%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), bare terrain (34%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,031 m
80 km
2,820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Chenārān 10 km · Ţorqabeh 33 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 48 km · Mashad 48 km · Neyshābūr 53 km · Qūchān 85 km · Marāgheh 91 km · Kaka 94 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 Golbahār (36.5698°, 59.1904°, elevation 1,205 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.