Mīnūdasht in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mīnūdasht sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 175 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 16°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
22°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
11°C
Precipitation
175 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mīnūdasht in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mīnūdasht reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Mīnūdasht

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

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

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mīnūdasht 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 526.81.59.73.9
Feb14° / 6682.210.64.1
Mar17° / 789.50.611.75.6
Apr22° / 11°638.4012.97.0
May28° / 16°345.60146.9
Jun33° / 21°274.2014.54.5
Jul35° / 23°336.8014.33.1
Aug35° / 23°335.6013.43.1
Sep31° / 19°364.9012.35.3
Oct26° / 14°354.50118.1
Nov19° / 496.30.3106.8
Dec14° / 365.90.59.54.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Mīnūdasht gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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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.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Mīnūdasht?

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.

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Mīnūdasht for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mīnūdasht in Spring

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

In spring, Mīnūdasht sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mīnūdasht in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mīnūdasht peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mīnūdasht 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 Mīnūdasht is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1933 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mīnūdasht?

Mīnūdasht sits at 37.2°N, 55.4°E, 156 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gālīkesh, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mīnūdasht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīnūdasht has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,514 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,095 m.

The land around Mīnūdasht is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
1,514 m
80 km
3,095 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Gālīkesh 7.0 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 18 km · Kalāleh 20 km · Āzādshahr 24 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 57 km · Fāẕelābād 66 km · Āq Qalā 85 km · Gorgān 93 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 Mīnūdasht (37.2302°, 55.3721°, elevation 156 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.