Kalāleh in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kalāleh sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 125 mm of precipitation over about 19 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 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kalāleh's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kalāleh's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
125 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.0
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kalāleh in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Kalāleh reaches about 13°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Kalāleh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 39 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
39
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kalāleh 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
Jan12° / 426.22.39.73.5
Feb13° / 557.72.710.63.9
Mar17° / 668.61.311.75.6
Apr22° / 11°547.4012.97.1
May28° / 16°3150146.9
Jun33° / 20°183.4014.54.4
Jul35° / 23°224.5014.33.0
Aug35° / 23°274.6013.43.2
Sep31° / 19°283.9012.35.5
Oct25° / 13°274.20118.2
Nov18° / 365.30.3106.7
Dec14° / 285.40.99.54.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kalāleh gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 19 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 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 2.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kalāleh?

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.

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalāleh.

What to pack for Kalāleh in Winter

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

In winter, Kalāleh sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1933 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kalāleh?

Kalāleh sits at 37.4°N, 55.5°E, 152 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gālīkesh, 13 km away.

Āq Qalā

Topography around Kalāleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalāleh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,606 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,957 m.

The land around Kalāleh is covered by cropland (70%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,606 m
80 km
2,957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Gālīkesh 13 km · Mīnūdasht 20 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 32 km · Āzādshahr 43 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 76 km · Fāẕelābād 85 km · Jājarm 92 km · Āq Qalā 101 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 Kalāleh (37.379°, 55.493°, elevation 152 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.