Ravānsar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ravānsar sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 300 mm of precipitation over about 32 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
300 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ravānsar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Ravānsar reaches about 6°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Ravānsar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ravānsar 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
Jan / -5°106119.49.90.1
Feb / -4°10611.38.510.70.8
Mar12° / 11012.6511.73.0
Apr17° / 9412.10.512.85.4
May23° / 376.9013.87.6
Jun30° / 13°20.6014.36.6
Jul35° / 17°00.1014.13.7
Aug35° / 16°00.1013.33.7
Sep30° / 12°10.3012.26.9
Oct23° / 374.9011.18.0
Nov14° / 798.3110.24.2
Dec / -2°889.65.89.71.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ravānsar gets around 300 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

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 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ravānsar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ravānsar sees seasonal dust haze (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 Ravānsar?

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.

0.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ravānsar.

What to pack for Ravānsar in Winter

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

In winter, Ravānsar sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ravānsar 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 Ravānsar peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ravānsar 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 Ravānsar is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1237 µg/m³Dec 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ravānsar?

Ravānsar sits at 34.7°N, 46.7°E, 1,345 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Javānrūd, 18 km away.

Topography around Ravānsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ravānsar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 1,399 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,269 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,879 m.

The land around Ravānsar is covered by cropland (68%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
1,269 m
80 km
2,879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Javānrūd 18 km · Kāmyārān 27 km · Pāveh 45 km · Kermanshah 58 km · Eslāmābād-e Gharb 68 km · Sanandaj 74 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 78 km · Halabja 80 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 Ravānsar (34.7153°, 46.6533°, elevation 1,345 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.