Rafsanjān weather in April

In April, Rafsanjān sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rafsanjān's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rafsanjān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
40%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Rafsanjān is city in Kerman 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rafsanjān reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Rafsanjān

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.

Rafsanjān weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 143.30.910.35.1
Feb17° / 163.70.310.96.5
Mar21° / 133.9011.87.8
Apr26° / 13°81.8012.78.0
May32° / 18°20.7013.55.4
Jun37° / 22°00013.92.4
Jul38° / 23°00.1013.81.5
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.12.7
Sep33° / 17°00012.25.0
Oct27° / 11°10.4011.38.5
Nov20° / 61.30.110.58.3
Dec16° / 121.90.310.16.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
57030
67030
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86931
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rafsanjān gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
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68
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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 (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:425:59
212.35:416:00
312.35:406:00
412.45:396:01
512.45:376:01
612.45:366:02
712.55:356:03
812.55:346:03
912.55:326:04
1012.65:316:05
1112.65:306:05
1212.65:296:06
1312.65:286:06
1412.75:266:07
1512.75:256:08
1612.75:246:08
1712.85:236:09
1812.85:226:10
1912.85:216:10
2012.95:206:11
2112.95:196:12
2212.95:176:12
2312.95:166:13
2413.05:156:14
2513.05:146:14
2613.05:136:15
2713.15:126:15
2813.15:116:16
2913.15:106:17
3013.15:096:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
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257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rafsanjān?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Rafsanjān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rafsanjān in April

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

In April, Rafsanjān sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Rafsanjān in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rafsanjān peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rafsanjān 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 Rafsanjān is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2034 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rafsanjān?

Rafsanjān sits at 30.4°N, 56.0°E, 1,514 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 71 km away.

KermanSirjanNajafshahrRāvar

Topography around Rafsanjān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafsanjān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,231 m.

The land around Rafsanjān is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
2,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Zarand 71 km · Bardsīr 78 km · Anār 86 km · Shahr-e Bābak 90 km · Kerman 105 km · Sirjan 110 km · Najafshahr 117 km · Rāvar 123 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 Rafsanjān (30.4067°, 55.9939°, elevation 1,514 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).