Sabzevar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sabzevar sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 66 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
66 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
2.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sabzevar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.

A typical winter day in Sabzevar reaches about 9°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Sabzevar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 88 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
88
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sabzevar 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 / -1°215.12.19.81.5
Feb10° / 305.71.710.62.8
Mar16° / 437.81.111.75.3
Apr23° / 11°316.40.112.97.4
May29° / 16°174013.96.6
Jun34° / 21°51.2014.44.0
Jul36° / 23°10.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 21°10.2013.43.7
Sep31° / 17°10.4012.26.3
Oct24° / 11°61.6011.18.8
Nov16° / 122.80.210.15.9
Dec10° / 153.70.79.62.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Sabzevar gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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

Is winter a good time to visit Sabzevar?

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.

2.3
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 Sabzevar.

What to pack for Sabzevar in Winter

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

In winter, Sabzevar sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sabzevar in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabzevar peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabzevar?

Sabzevar sits at 36.2°N, 57.7°E, 974 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Esfarāyen, 97 km away.

NeyshābūrBardaskanQūchānKāshmarShīrvānChenārānGolbahār

Topography around Sabzevar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabzevar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Sabzevar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
1,130 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Esfarāyen 97 km · Neyshābūr 100 km · Bardaskan 109 km · Qūchān 124 km · Kāshmar 129 km · Shīrvān 133 km · Chenārān 137 km · Golbahār 141 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 Sabzevar (36.2126°, 57.6819°, elevation 974 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.