Rāmshīr in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rāmshīr sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 215 mm of rain over about 21 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
20°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
215 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
7.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rāmshīr in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical winter day in Rāmshīr reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Rāmshīr

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rāmshīr 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 818.110.26.6
Feb21° / 11°495.510.97.5
Mar26° / 14°505.111.87.8
Apr32° / 20°213.412.74.5
May40° / 25°40.713.50.6
Jun45° / 28°00140.0
Jul47° / 30°00.113.80.0
Aug46° / 30°10.213.10.0
Sep43° / 26°10.412.20.0
Oct36° / 22°71.311.22.5
Nov27° / 16°724.810.47.3
Dec20° / 11°857.4107.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Rāmshīr gets around 215 mm of rain over 21 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 18 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 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Rāmshīr

In seasonPeak

None of Rāmshīr's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Is winter a good time to visit Rāmshīr?

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.

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Rāmshīr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rāmshīr in Winter

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

In winter, Rāmshīr sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Rāmshīr 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 Rāmshīr peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Rāmshīr 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 Rāmshīr is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1948 µg/m³Nov 1934 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr48Poor
May48Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rāmshīr?

Rāmshīr sits at 30.9°N, 49.4°E, 26 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Chamrān, 31 km away.

Topography around Rāmshīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāmshīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Rāmshīr is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Chamrān 31 km · Omīdīyeh 32 km · Bandar-e Māhshahr 43 km · Aghajari 46 km · Rāmhormoz 47 km · Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni 59 km · Haftkel 63 km · Līkak 65 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 Rāmshīr (30.8931°, 49.4079°, elevation 26 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.