Pāveh in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Pāveh sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 356 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
356 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Pāveh in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Pāveh reaches about 7°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Pāveh

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.

Pāveh 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 / -4°1231210.19.90.2
Feb / -3°12912.59.410.70.8
Mar12° / 13214.14.911.72.9
Apr18° / 11013.30.512.95.3
May24° / 11°477.8013.87.5
Jun31° / 17°20.6014.36.3
Jul35° / 20°10.1014.13.4
Aug35° / 19°00.2013.33.3
Sep31° / 15°10.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 10°436.2011.17.9
Nov14° / 879110.24.5
Dec / -2°10410.55.99.71.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Pāveh gets around 356 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Pāveh

In seasonPeak

In winter, Pāveh overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pāveh's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Pāveh?

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.

0.8
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 Pāveh.

What to pack for Pāveh in Winter

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

In winter, Pāveh sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pāveh in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pāveh peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pāveh 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 Pāveh is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1136 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pāveh?

Pāveh sits at 35.0°N, 46.4°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Javānrūd, 29 km away.

Topography around Pāveh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pāveh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m around an average of 1,600 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,735 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,058 m.

The land around Pāveh is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,005 m
16 km
2,735 m
80 km
3,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Javānrūd 29 km · Halabja 37 km · Ravānsar 45 km · Marīvān 55 km · Kāmyārān 60 km · Sanandaj 66 km · Baynjiwayn 74 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 79 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 Pāveh (35.0434°, 46.3565°, elevation 1,525 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.