Karahrūd in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Karahrūd sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 116 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Karahrūd's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Karahrūd's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 17°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 116 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 5.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Karahrūd in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Karahrūd reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Karahrūd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Karahrūd weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -6°	32	6.5	5.5	10	0.1
Feb	7° / -4°	33	6.5	4.5	10.7	1.1
Mar	12° / 1°	49	8.2	2.9	11.7	3.5
Apr	17° / 6°	44	9	0.3	12.8	5.7
May	23° / 11°	24	6.4	0	13.7	7.6
Jun	30° / 16°	4	1.1	0	14.2	6.6
Jul	33° / 19°	1	0.4	0	14	4.4
Aug	33° / 18°	1	0.2	0	13.3	5.0
Sep	28° / 13°	1	0.4	0	12.2	7.9
Oct	21° / 8°	14	3.8	0	11.1	8.0
Nov	13° / 2°	30	6.1	1	10.2	4.0
Dec	8° / -3°	31	6.3	3.8	9.8	1.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Karahrūd gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Karahrūd?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Karahrūd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karahrūd in Spring

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

In spring, Karahrūd sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karahrūd in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	10	10	12	11	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Karahrūd in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	26	32	37	34	26	28	22	24	24	21	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

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

grassland 33%

16 km

1,422 m

cropland 33%

80 km

1,985 m

cropland 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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Spring 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

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.