Seyah Cheshmeh in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Seyah Cheshmeh sees average daytime highs around 0°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 78 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
0°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-10°C
Precipitation
78 mm
20 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Seyah Cheshmeh in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C.

A typical winter day in Seyah Cheshmeh reaches about 0°C and drops to -10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Seyah Cheshmeh

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
69 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Seyah Cheshmeh 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° / -11°245.979.60.0
Feb / -10°317.98.110.50.0
Mar / -4°6213.4911.70.4
Apr11° / 9518.54.4132.3
May16° / 12121.80.614.13.9
Jun21° / 10°7815.6014.76.1
Jul25° / 14°459.7014.57.5
Aug25° / 13°307.5013.57.9
Sep21° / 317.5012.37.5
Oct15° / 39100.8114.7
Nov / -3°296.44.29.91.0
Dec / -8°246.56.79.30.0

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

Seyah Cheshmeh gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%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 30 min in early December to 11 hours 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 3.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Seyah Cheshmeh

In seasonPeak

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

Seyah Cheshmeh's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Seyah Cheshmeh?

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.

0.0
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 Seyah Cheshmeh.

What to pack for Seyah Cheshmeh in Winter

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

In winter, Seyah Cheshmeh sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Seyah Cheshmeh in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seyah Cheshmeh peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Seyah Cheshmeh 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 Seyah Cheshmeh is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1127 µg/m³Jan 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Seyah Cheshmeh?

Seyah Cheshmeh sits at 39.1°N, 44.4°E, 1,832 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Maku, 26 km away.

Topography around Seyah Cheshmeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seyah Cheshmeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 1,857 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,320 m.

The land around Seyah Cheshmeh is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
1,402 m
80 km
4,320 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Maku 26 km · Showţ 37 km · Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 59 km · Doğubayazıt 59 km · Poldasht 67 km · Khūy 75 km · Diyadin 81 km · Erciş 89 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 Seyah Cheshmeh (39.0651°, 44.3842°, elevation 1,832 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.