Mīāndoāb in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Mīāndoāb sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 93 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Mīāndoāb's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mīāndoāb's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
93 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mīāndoāb in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Mīāndoāb reaches about 8°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Mīāndoāb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mīāndoāb 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
Jan / -3°286.13.99.80.6
Feb / -2°3573.110.61.8
Mar14° / 4491.111.74.4
Apr20° / 4690.112.96.6
May26° / 12°297.8013.97.2
Jun32° / 17°51.5014.55.1
Jul35° / 20°20.7014.33.1
Aug35° / 19°10.5013.43.2
Sep31° / 14°20.6012.36.3
Oct23° / 163.50118.3
Nov14° / 325.80.6104.9
Dec / -2°306.32.29.51.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Mīāndoāb gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 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 3.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Mīāndoāb?

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.

1.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mīāndoāb.

What to pack for Mīāndoāb in Winter

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

In winter, Mīāndoāb sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Mīāndoāb in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mīāndoāb peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 13UV 11Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mīāndoāb 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 Mīāndoāb is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1035 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mīāndoāb?

Mīāndoāb sits at 37.0°N, 46.1°E, 1,294 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Malekān, 20 km away.

Topography around Mīāndoāb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīāndoāb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 1,297 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,245 m.

The land around Mīāndoāb is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
2,245 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Malekān 20 km · Mahābād 41 km · Bonāb 42 km · Marāgheh 49 km · Būkān 50 km · Shāhīn Dezh 52 km · Ajab Shīr 60 km · Naqadeh 64 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 Mīāndoāb (36.9667°, 46.1096°, elevation 1,294 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.