Mashad in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mashad sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 152 mm of precipitation over about 28 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 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 152 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 5.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Mashad in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mashad reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Mashad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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.

Mashad 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° / -4°	27	5.8	4.7	9.8	0.2
Feb	7° / -3°	43	8.2	5.6	10.6	1.0
Mar	12° / 1°	65	10.4	3.8	11.7	3.3
Apr	19° / 7°	54	10.1	0.8	12.9	6.0
May	24° / 12°	34	7.4	0.1	13.9	7.5
Jun	29° / 16°	7	2.2	0	14.4	6.9
Jul	32° / 18°	2	0.6	0	14.2	5.8
Aug	31° / 17°	2	0.4	0	13.4	6.6
Sep	27° / 13°	2	0.5	0	12.2	8.9
Oct	21° / 7°	9	1.9	0.1	11.1	8.3
Nov	13° / 2°	20	4.3	1.6	10.1	4.4
Dec	8° / -2°	20	4.2	3.2	9.6	1.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Mashad gets around 152 mm of rain and snow over 28 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Mashad?

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

3rd-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Mashad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mashad in Spring

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

In spring, Mashad sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mashad in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Mashad peaks around July 16 at about 11 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Mashad 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 Mashad is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× 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)	21	23	29	33	33	27	28	26	32	28	22	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mashad?

Mashad sits at 36.3°N, 59.6°E, 980 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gorjī-ye Soflá, 12 km away.

Topography around Mashad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mashad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 984 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,881 m.

The land around Mashad is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, bare terrain (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 94%

16 km

642 m

bare terrain 32%

80 km

2,881 m

bare terrain 49%

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Spring weather nearby: Gorjī-ye Soflá 12 km · Ţorqabeh 21 km · Golbahār 48 km · Marāgheh 52 km · Chenārān 58 km · Neyshābūr 73 km · Kaka 117 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 119 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 Mashad (36.2981°, 59.6057°, elevation 980 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.