Poldokhtar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Poldokhtar sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 291 mm of precipitation over about 29 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 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
291 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.2
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Poldokhtar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Poldokhtar reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Poldokhtar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 53 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
53
wind chill below the day's low

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

Poldokhtar 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
Jan10° / 10510.32.310.12.6
Feb12° / 90101.410.83.4
Mar17° / 1039.70.111.75.5
Apr22° / 768012.87.2
May29° / 13°183.7013.76.8
Jun35° / 17°10.3014.13.3
Jul38° / 20°000141.2
Aug38° / 19°00013.21.4
Sep34° / 15°10.2012.24.5
Oct26° / 11°293.4011.27.9
Nov18° / 787.5010.36.2
Dec13° / 978.90.79.83.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Poldokhtar gets around 291 mm of rain and snow over 29 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Poldokhtar

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

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

Poldokhtar sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Poldokhtar?

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.

3.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poldokhtar.

What to pack for Poldokhtar in Winter

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

In winter, Poldokhtar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Poldokhtar 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 Poldokhtar peaks around June 17 at about 10 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Poldokhtar 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 Poldokhtar is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1741 µg/m³Nov 2323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr41Poor
May39Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Poldokhtar?

Poldokhtar sits at 33.2°N, 47.7°E, 663 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 31 km away.

Nūrābād

Topography around Poldokhtar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poldokhtar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,941 m.

The land around Poldokhtar is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (29%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,565 m
80 km
2,941 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 31 km · Ābdānān 32 km · Kūhdasht 43 km · Dehlorān 66 km · Khorramabad 71 km · Aleshtar 94 km · Andīmeshk 98 km · Nūrābād 105 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 Poldokhtar (33.1525°, 47.7101°, elevation 663 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.