Rasht weather in February

In February, Rasht sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 122 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rasht's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rasht's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 122 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:09 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Rasht is city in Gilan Province, Iran.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2016
Density: 3,303/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Rasht reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	3
19	12	3
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

Rasht weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	125	12.6	2.3	9.7	2.6
Feb	11° / 3°	122	12.4	3.2	10.6	2.7
Mar	15° / 6°	118	14.4	0.9	11.7	3.9
Apr	18° / 10°	88	12.9	0	12.9	5.4
May	23° / 15°	56	9.5	0	14	6.8
Jun	27° / 19°	71	8	0	14.5	7.1
Jul	29° / 21°	82	8.5	0	14.3	6.0
Aug	29° / 21°	109	10.6	0	13.4	5.7
Sep	25° / 18°	189	14.4	0	12.3	6.0
Oct	22° / 14°	222	15.4	0	11	5.8
Nov	17° / 9°	201	14.1	0.4	10	4.7
Dec	13° / 5°	136	12.3	1	9.5	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	40	40	41	41
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	54	54	56	56	56	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Rasht gets around 122 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	13
3	41	13
4	42	13
5	42	13
6	42	14
7	43	14
8	43	14
9	43	13
10	44	13
11	44	13
12	44	13
13	45	12
14	45	12
15	45	11
16	45	11
17	45	10
18	45	10
19	45	9
20	45	9
21	44	8
22	44	8
23	44	7
24	43	7
25	43	6
26	43	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:22	5:28
2	10.1	7:21	5:30
3	10.2	7:20	5:31
4	10.2	7:20	5:32
5	10.2	7:19	5:33
6	10.3	7:18	5:34
7	10.3	7:17	5:35
8	10.3	7:16	5:36
9	10.4	7:15	5:37
10	10.4	7:14	5:38
11	10.4	7:13	5:39
12	10.5	7:12	5:40
13	10.5	7:11	5:41
14	10.5	7:10	5:42
15	10.6	7:09	5:43
16	10.6	7:08	5:45
17	10.6	7:07	5:46
18	10.7	7:06	5:47
19	10.7	7:04	5:48
20	10.8	7:03	5:49
21	10.8	7:02	5:50
22	10.8	7:01	5:51
23	10.9	7:00	5:52
24	10.9	6:58	5:53
25	10.9	6:57	5:54
26	11.0	6:56	5:55
27	11.0	6:54	5:56
28	11.1	6:53	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rasht?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rasht.

What to pack for Rasht in February

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

In February, Rasht sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Rasht in February

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 3 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	10	11	13	19	24	27	28	26	23	18	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	19	Cool
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Rasht in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Rasht peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	8	9	8	6	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Rasht in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rasht is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rasht's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	21	26	22	21	16	14	19	24	22	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rasht?

Rasht sits at 37.3°N, 49.6°E, 4 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khomām, 14 km away.

Topography around Rasht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rasht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,110 m.

The land around Rasht is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

26 m

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

375 m

cropland 50%

80 km

3,110 m

water 34%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Rasht year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Khomām 14 km · Şowme‘eh Sarā 24 km · Bandar-e Anzalī 25 km · Fūman 25 km · Sīāhkal 29 km · Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh 31 km · Lāhījān 38 km · Māsāl 41 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

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 Rasht (37.2761°, 49.5886°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	3
19	12	3
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	13
3	41	13
4	42	13
5	42	13
6	42	14
7	43	14
8	43	14
9	43	13
10	44	13
11	44	13
12	44	13
13	45	12
14	45	12
15	45	11
16	45	11
17	45	10
18	45	10
19	45	9
20	45	9
21	44	8
22	44	8
23	44	7
24	43	7
25	43	6
26	43	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	3
19	12	3
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	13
3	41	13
4	42	13
5	42	13
6	42	14
7	43	14
8	43	14
9	43	13
10	44	13
11	44	13
12	44	13
13	45	12
14	45	12
15	45	11
16	45	11
17	45	10
18	45	10
19	45	9
20	45	9
21	44	8
22	44	8
23	44	7
24	43	7
25	43	6
26	43	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	3
19	12	3
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	13
3	41	13
4	42	13
5	42	13
6	42	14
7	43	14
8	43	14
9	43	13
10	44	13
11	44	13
12	44	13
13	45	12
14	45	12
15	45	11
16	45	11
17	45	10
18	45	10
19	45	9
20	45	9
21	44	8
22	44	8
23	44	7
24	43	7
25	43	6
26	43	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100