Rāvar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rāvar sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 64 mm of precipitation over about 13 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 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
64 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rāvar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Rāvar reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Rāvar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 67 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
67
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rāvar 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
Jan11° / -0°235.31.610.23.2
Feb14° / 245110.94.6
Mar18° / 296.40.211.86.7
Apr24° / 12°195.1012.77.8
May29° / 18°82.7013.66.8
Jun33° / 23°00.10144.6
Jul34° / 24°00013.84.1
Aug33° / 22°00.1013.15.2
Sep30° / 18°00012.27.0
Oct25° / 12°30.9011.29.2
Nov18° / 112.60.110.47.0
Dec13° / 163.10.4104.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Rāvar gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 7 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.

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 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Rāvar

In seasonPeak

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

Rāvar sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Rāvar?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Rāvar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rāvar in Winter

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

In winter, Rāvar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Rāvar in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rāvar peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rāvar 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 Rāvar is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1532 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rāvar?

Rāvar sits at 31.3°N, 56.8°E, 1,181 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 55 km away.

KermanRafsanjānBāfqMāhānBardsīrAnārShahr-e Bābak

Topography around Rāvar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāvar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Rāvar is covered by cropland (48%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
3,174 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Zarand 55 km · Kerman 112 km · Rafsanjān 123 km · Bāfq 138 km · Māhān 142 km · Bardsīr 151 km · Anār 153 km · Shahr-e Bābak 206 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 Rāvar (31.2656°, 56.8055°, elevation 1,181 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.