Shahreẕā in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Shahreẕā sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Shahreẕā's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Shahreẕā's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 42 mm; 10 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 7.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Shahreẕā in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Shahreẕā reaches about 20°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Shahreẕā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shahreẕā weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / -5°	25	4.5	3.4	10.1	1.1
Feb	10° / -3°	18	3.6	2	10.8	2.7
Mar	15° / 2°	19	3.8	0.9	11.8	5.3
Apr	20° / 7°	14	4	0.1	12.8	7.4
May	26° / 12°	8	2.6	0	13.6	8.2
Jun	32° / 17°	1	0.4	0	14.1	5.8
Jul	34° / 19°	0	0.1	0	13.9	4.2
Aug	33° / 18°	0	0.1	0	13.2	5.1
Sep	29° / 13°	0	0	0	12.2	7.6
Oct	23° / 8°	3	1.1	0	11.2	8.9
Nov	15° / 2°	16	2.6	0.4	10.4	5.5
Dec	10° / -3°	18	3.8	1.9	9.9	2.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Shahreẕā gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Shahreẕā?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Shahreẕā for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shahreẕā in Spring

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

In spring, Shahreẕā sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Shahreẕā in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shahreẕā peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	7	8	11	11	11	11	8	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Shahreẕā in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shahreẕā is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	33	34	36	40	37	26	29	22	29	31	30	32
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Shahreẕā?

Shahreẕā sits at 32.0°N, 51.9°E, 1,822 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dehāqān, 22 km away.

Topography around Shahreẕā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahreẕā has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 1,839 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,235 m.

The land around Shahreẕā is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

427 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

980 m

bare terrain 90%

80 km

2,235 m

bare terrain 74%

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Spring weather nearby: Dehāqān 22 km · Mobārakeh 51 km · Dīzīcheh 54 km · Bahārestān 54 km · Borūjen 55 km · Varnāmkhvāst 60 km · Zarrīn Shahr 63 km · Chamgordān 65 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 Shahreẕā (32.0088°, 51.8641°, elevation 1,822 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.