Qīdar weather in April

In April, Qīdar sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 12.9 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 36% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Qīdar's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qīdar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Qīdar is city in Zanjan Province, Iran.

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 Qīdar reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3153
4153
5154
6164
7164
8164
9164
10164
11175
12175
13175
14175
15175
16175
17185
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20186
21186
22186
23196
24196
25197
26197
27197
28197
29207
30207

How April really feels in Qīdar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Qīdar 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°438.97.79.80.0
Feb / -4°509.47.110.60.4
Mar11° / 5810.44.811.73.0
Apr17° / 5711.20.812.95.5
May23° / 328.3013.97.3
Jun30° / 14°51.5014.46.4
Jul34° / 16°30.8014.24.3
Aug33° / 15°20.5013.44.6
Sep29° / 11°20.8012.27.7
Oct21° / 264.50.111.17.8
Nov12° / 457.8210.13.4
Dec / -3°417.65.99.60.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
106040
116040
126040
136139
146139
156139
166238
176238
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206238
216238
226238
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246238
256238
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Qīdar gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1357
2357
3366
4365
5375
6374
7374
8384
9383
10383
11393
12393
13383
14383
15383
16383
17382
18382
19372
20372
21372
22372
23372
24371
25371
26371
27371
28371
29371
30371

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.

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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 12 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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2912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:106:31
212.46:096:31
312.46:076:32
412.56:066:33
512.56:046:34
612.56:036:35
712.66:016:36
812.66:006:37
912.75:586:37
1012.75:576:38
1112.75:556:39
1212.85:546:40
1312.85:536:41
1412.85:516:42
1512.95:506:43
1612.95:486:43
1713.05:476:44
1813.05:466:45
1913.05:446:46
2013.15:436:47
2113.15:426:48
2213.15:406:49
2313.25:396:49
2413.25:386:50
2513.25:376:51
2613.35:356:52
2713.35:346:53
2813.35:336:54
2913.45:326:55
3013.45:306:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.32 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
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Qīdar?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Qīdar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qīdar in April

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

In April, Qīdar sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°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 Qīdar 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 Qīdar peaks around July 17 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Qīdar 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 Qīdar is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1933 µg/m³Dec 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qīdar?

Qīdar sits at 36.1°N, 48.6°E, 1,994 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khorramdarreh, 55 km away.

TākestānManjīlKabūdarāhangPādegān-e Manjīl

Topography around Qīdar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qīdar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m around an average of 1,999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,319 m.

The land around Qīdar is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
624 m
16 km
1,083 m
80 km
2,319 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Khorramdarreh 55 km · Abhar 56 km · Zanjan 63 km · Bījār 93 km · Tākestān 99 km · Manjīl 101 km · Kabūdarāhang 101 km · Pādegān-e Manjīl 102 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 Qīdar (36.1147°, 48.5911°, elevation 1,994 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).