Karahrūd weather in April

In April, Karahrūd sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Karahrūd's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karahrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:46 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Karahrūd is neighborhood in Arak, 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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Karahrūd reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3154
4154
5154
6164
7164
8165
9165
10165
11175
12175
13175
14176
15176
16176
17186
18186
19186
20187
21187
22187
23197
24197
25197
26197
27198
28198
29208
30208

How April really feels in Karahrūd

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.

Karahrūd weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°326.55.5100.1
Feb / -4°336.54.510.71.1
Mar12° / 498.22.911.73.5
Apr17° / 4490.312.85.7
May23° / 11°246.4013.77.6
Jun30° / 16°41.1014.26.6
Jul33° / 19°10.40144.4
Aug33° / 18°10.2013.35.0
Sep28° / 13°10.4012.27.9
Oct21° / 143.8011.18.0
Nov13° / 306.1110.24.0
Dec / -3°316.33.89.81.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56139
66040
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126139
136238
146337
156337
166436
176436
186436
196535
206436
216436
226436
236436
246337
256337
266337
276337
286337
296238
306139

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Karahrūd gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1304
2314
3314
4313
5323
6323
7322
8332
9332
10332
11331
12331
13321
14321
15311
16311
17300
18300
19290
20290
21280
22280
23280
24280
25290
26290
27300
28300
29300
30310

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 6:07 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:076:26
212.46:056:26
312.46:046:27
412.46:026:28
512.56:016:29
612.56:006:29
712.55:586:30
812.65:576:31
912.65:556:32
1012.65:546:32
1112.75:536:33
1212.75:516:34
1312.75:506:35
1412.85:496:36
1512.85:476:36
1612.85:466:37
1712.95:456:38
1812.95:446:39
1913.05:426:39
2013.05:416:40
2113.05:406:41
2213.15:396:42
2313.15:376:43
2413.15:366:43
2513.25:356:44
2613.25:346:45
2713.25:336:46
2813.25:326:47
2913.35:316:47
3013.35:296:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Karahrūd?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Karahrūd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karahrūd in April

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

In April, Karahrūd sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karahrūd in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karahrūd peaks around July 20 at about 12 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Karahrūd 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 Karahrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1837 µg/m³Dec 1320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr37Poor
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karahrūd?

Karahrūd sits at 34.1°N, 49.6°E, 1,810 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Arāk, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Karahrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karahrūd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m around an average of 1,907 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,422 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,985 m.

The land around Karahrūd is covered by grassland (33%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (31%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), bare terrain (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
576 m
16 km
1,422 m
80 km
1,985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Arāk 6.0 km · Mahājerān 19 km · Shāzand 26 km · Khomeyn 62 km · Aznā 69 km · Alīgūdarz 73 km · Maḩallāt 76 km · Tafresh 78 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 Karahrūd (34.0609°, 49.6446°, elevation 1,810 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).