Nahāvand weather in April

In April, Nahāvand sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nahāvand's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nahāvand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Nahāvand is city in Hamadan Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.5 µg/m³ · 2016

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nahāvand reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8164
9165
10165
11165
12165
13175
14175
15176
16176
17176
18176
19186
20186
21186
22187
23187
24187
25197
26197
27197
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Nahāvand

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.

Nahāvand 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 / -6°649.88.1100.0
Feb / -4°67107.610.70.6
Mar11° / 9111.35.211.72.9
Apr17° / 7211.30.612.85.4
May23° / 11°317.3013.87.5
Jun30° / 16°30.9014.26.5
Jul34° / 19°10.10143.8
Aug34° / 18°10.2013.34.0
Sep29° / 14°10.2012.27.3
Oct22° / 254.4011.18.1
Nov13° / 598.11.210.24.0
Dec / -3°627.95.69.81.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85941
95941
105941
115941
126040
136139
146139
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216337
226436
236436
246436
256535
266436
276436
286436
296436
306436

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nahāvand gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1408
2408
3407
4406
5406
6405
7404
8404
9403
10403
11403
12392
13392
14382
15381
16371
17371
18371
19361
20361
21351
22350
23350
24350
25350
26350
27350
28350
29350
30350

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:126:31
212.46:106:31
312.46:096:32
412.46:076:33
512.56:066:34
612.56:056:35
712.56:036:35
812.66:026:36
912.66:006:37
1012.65:596:38
1112.75:586:38
1212.75:566:39
1312.75:556:40
1412.85:546:41
1512.85:526:42
1612.95:516:42
1712.95:506:43
1812.95:496:44
1913.05:476:45
2013.05:466:45
2113.05:456:46
2213.15:446:47
2313.15:426:48
2413.15:416:49
2513.25:406:49
2613.25:396:50
2713.25:386:51
2813.35:376:52
2913.35:356:53
3013.35:346:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nahāvand?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nahāvand for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nahāvand in April

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

In April, Nahāvand sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nahāvand 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 Nahāvand peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nahāvand 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 Nahāvand is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nahāvand's WHO annual average of 19.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2025 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nahāvand?

Nahāvand sits at 34.2°N, 48.4°E, 1,673 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Aleshtar, 38 km away.

Topography around Nahāvand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nahāvand has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m around an average of 1,691 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,623 m.

The land around Nahāvand is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
374 m
16 km
1,384 m
80 km
2,623 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Aleshtar 38 km · Nūrābād 39 km · Tūyserkān 41 km · Malāyer 43 km · Borūjerd 48 km · Kangāvar 51 km · Hamadan 69 km · Asadābād 70 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 Nahāvand (34.1909°, 48.3745°, elevation 1,673 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).