Sarvestān in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sarvestān sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 131 mm of precipitation over about 15 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 62% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Sarvestān's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sarvestān's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
131 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.0
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sarvestān 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 Sarvestān reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Sarvestān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sarvestān 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° / 515.91.510.33.1
Feb13° / 455.30.410.94.3
Mar17° / 406011.86.3
Apr22° / 11°173.7012.78.0
May29° / 17°41.2013.47.3
Jun34° / 21°00013.84.2
Jul36° / 23°10.2013.73.0
Aug34° / 22°20.7013.13.8
Sep31° / 18°00.1012.26.2
Oct25° / 13°10.3011.39.1
Nov18° / 172.6010.57.2
Dec13° / 353.90.410.24.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Sarvestān gets around 131 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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Sarvestān?

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.

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sarvestān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarvestān in Winter

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

In winter, Sarvestān sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sarvestān 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 Sarvestān peaks around June 22 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sarvestān 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 Sarvestān is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1737 µg/m³Aug 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr37Poor
May34Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarvestān?

Sarvestān sits at 29.3°N, 53.2°E, 1,542 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābādeh, 49 km away.

Topography around Sarvestān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarvestān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 1,582 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,341 m.

The land around Sarvestān is covered by bare terrain (49%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,267 m
80 km
2,341 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Ābādeh 49 km · Kavār 52 km · Fasā 56 km · Arsanjān 72 km · Zarqān 74 km · Shiraz 77 km · Marvdasht 78 km · Fīrūzābād 79 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 Sarvestān (29.2735°, 53.2203°, elevation 1,542 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.