Sahand weather in April

In April, Sahand sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sahand's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sahand's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 42 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:56 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sahand reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21
Avg low (°C)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	16	4
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	17	5
7	17	5
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	18	6
13	18	6
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	21	9

How April really feels in Sahand

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sahand weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -4°	22	5.7	4.2	9.7	0.0
Feb	7° / -2°	31	6.8	3.8	10.5	1.1
Mar	12° / 2°	43	8.8	2.3	11.7	3.6
Apr	18° / 7°	42	7.8	0.3	13	6.3
May	24° / 11°	28	6.7	0	14	7.6
Jun	31° / 16°	9	2.6	0	14.6	6.1
Jul	34° / 19°	6	1.8	0	14.4	4.0
Aug	34° / 18°	3	0.7	0	13.5	4.2
Sep	29° / 13°	3	0.6	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	21° / 8°	13	2.7	0	11	8.2
Nov	13° / 2°	28	5	1.1	9.9	4.0
Dec	7° / -3°	25	5.9	3.2	9.4	0.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65
Cloudier (%)	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	65	35

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sahand gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	26	2
9	26	2
10	26	2
11	26	2
12	26	2
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	27	1
17	27	1
18	27	1
19	27	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	27	1
23	27	1
24	27	1
25	27	1
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April 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	29	30
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	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
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:08 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:37
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:19	6:41
2	12.4	6:18	6:42
3	12.4	6:16	6:43
4	12.5	6:15	6:44
5	12.5	6:13	6:45
6	12.6	6:11	6:46
7	12.6	6:10	6:47
8	12.7	6:08	6:48
9	12.7	6:07	6:49
10	12.7	6:05	6:50
11	12.8	6:04	6:51
12	12.8	6:02	6:51
13	12.9	6:01	6:52
14	12.9	5:59	6:53
15	12.9	5:58	6:54
16	13.0	5:56	6:55
17	13.0	5:55	6:56
18	13.1	5:53	6:57
19	13.1	5:52	6:58
20	13.1	5:51	6:59
21	13.2	5:49	7:00
22	13.2	5:48	7:01
23	13.3	5:47	7:02
24	13.3	5:45	7:03
25	13.3	5:44	7:04
26	13.4	5:43	7:05
27	13.4	5:41	7:06
28	13.4	5:40	7:06
29	13.5	5:39	7:07
30	13.5	5:37	7:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.16 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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sahand?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sahand for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sahand in April

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

In April, Sahand sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sahand in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sahand peaks around July 14 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 — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	6	9	11	11	10	8	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sahand in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sahand is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	30	32	34	34	26	22	21	23	27	26	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sahand?

Sahand sits at 38.0°N, 46.1°E, 1,641 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Oskū, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sahand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sahand has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,658 m.

The land around Sahand is covered by grassland (39%), bare terrain (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km

274 m

grassland 39%

16 km

869 m

grassland 39%

80 km

2,658 m

grassland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Sahand year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Oskū 4.0 km · Khosrowshahr 5.0 km · Sardrūd 9.0 km · Īlkhchī 12 km · Tabriz 21 km · Āz̄arshahr 24 km · Shabestar 44 km · Ajab Shīr 56 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 Sahand (37.951°, 46.1103°, elevation 1,641 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. 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	15	4
2	16	4
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	17	5
7	17	5
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	18	6
13	18	6
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	26	2
9	26	2
10	26	2
11	26	2
12	26	2
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	27	1
17	27	1
18	27	1
19	27	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	27	1
23	27	1
24	27	1
25	27	1
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	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
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	16	4
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	17	5
7	17	5
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	18	6
13	18	6
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	26	2
9	26	2
10	26	2
11	26	2
12	26	2
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	27	1
17	27	1
18	27	1
19	27	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	27	1
23	27	1
24	27	1
25	27	1
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	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
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	16	4
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	17	5
7	17	5
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	18	6
13	18	6
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	26	2
9	26	2
10	26	2
11	26	2
12	26	2
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	27	1
17	27	1
18	27	1
19	27	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	27	1
23	27	1
24	27	1
25	27	1
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	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
29	100
30	100