Māhdāsht weather in April

In April, Māhdāsht sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Māhdāsht's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Māhdāsht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
46%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Māhdāsht is city in Alborz Province, Iran.

Founded
1991

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Māhdāsht reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2177
3187
4187
5187
6187
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How April really feels in Māhdāsht

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.

Māhdāsht 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 / -3°367.13.99.90.7
Feb / -1°397.92.810.61.8
Mar14° / 499.41.211.74.4
Apr20° / 448.40.312.96.7
May27° / 14°174013.97.5
Jun33° / 19°30.8014.44.5
Jul36° / 22°20.3014.22.6
Aug35° / 21°20.3013.43.3
Sep31° / 16°20.4012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°163.3011.18.4
Nov14° / 386.60.610.14.7
Dec / -0°387.32.39.61.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136535
146535
156634
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Māhdāsht gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2302
3302
4302
5302
6302
7302
8302
9302
10291
11291
12291
13281
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15271
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19260
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23260
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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:22
212.46:006:22
312.45:586:23
412.55:576:24
512.55:556:25
612.55:546:26
712.65:536:27
812.65:516:27
912.65:506:28
1012.75:486:29
1112.75:476:30
1212.85:456:31
1312.85:446:32
1412.85:436:32
1512.95:416:33
1612.95:406:34
1712.95:396:35
1813.05:376:36
1913.05:366:37
2013.05:356:37
2113.15:336:38
2213.15:326:39
2313.25:316:40
2413.25:296:41
2513.25:286:42
2613.35:276:43
2713.35:266:43
2813.35:256:44
2913.45:236:45
3013.45:226:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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236.6Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Māhdāsht?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Māhdāsht for sightseeing.

What to pack for Māhdāsht in April

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

In April, Māhdāsht sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Māhdāsht 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 Māhdāsht peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Māhdāsht 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 Māhdāsht is worst in December — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 51 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 23169 µg/m³Jul 1852 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct102Unhealthy
Nov135Unhealthy
Dec170Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Māhdāsht?

Māhdāsht sits at 35.7°N, 50.8°E, 1,163 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ṣafādasht, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Māhdāsht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Māhdāsht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,165 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,001 m.

The land around Māhdāsht is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
688 m
80 km
4,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Ṣafādasht 5.0 km · Moḩammad Shahr 10 km · Meshkīn Dasht 12 km · Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī 14 km · Kamālshahr 16 km · Malārd 16 km · Fardīs 17 km · Shahre Jadide Andisheh 19 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 Māhdāsht (35.7282°, 50.8134°, elevation 1,163 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).