Kavār in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kavār sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 210 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
210 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kavār in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Kavār reaches about 12°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 Kavār

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kavār 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
Jan11° / 877.22.210.32.9
Feb13° / 666.80.7114.0
Mar16° / 6270.111.85.9
Apr22° / 11°284.8012.77.7
May28° / 17°51.5013.47.4
Jun34° / 21°00.1013.84.2
Jul36° / 23°10.2013.73.0
Aug34° / 22°10.30133.8
Sep31° / 19°10.1012.26.2
Oct25° / 14°20.5011.39.0
Nov18° / 283.4010.57.1
Dec13° / 5850.610.24.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kavār gets around 210 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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 18 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 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kavār?

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.

3.8
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 Kavār.

What to pack for Kavār in Winter

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

In winter, Kavār sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kavār in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kavār peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 12Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kavār 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 Kavār is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1737 µg/m³Sep 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr38Poor
May35Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kavār?

Kavār sits at 29.2°N, 52.7°E, 1,555 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Fīrūzābād, 42 km away.

Topography around Kavār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kavār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,358 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,704 m.

The land around Kavār is covered by cropland (33%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
1,358 m
80 km
2,704 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Fīrūzābād 42 km · Shiraz 48 km · Sarvestān 52 km · Ābādeh 62 km · Zarqān 63 km · Shahr-e Ṣadrā 69 km · Farrāshband 69 km · Marvdasht 75 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 Kavār (29.205°, 52.6904°, elevation 1,555 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.