Sheybān in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Sheybān sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 191 mm of rain over about 20 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Sheybān's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sheybān's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 10°C
- Rainfall
- 191 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Sheybān in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical winter day in Sheybān reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Sheybān
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Sheybān 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 9° | 67 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 21° / 10° | 42 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 26° / 14° | 47 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 33° / 20° | 26 | 3.6 | 12.7 | 4.3 |
| May | 40° / 25° | 6 | 1 | 13.6 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 46° / 29° | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 47° / 31° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 47° / 30° | 1 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 43° / 26° | 1 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 37° / 21° | 11 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 27° / 15° | 68 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 20° / 10° | 82 | 6.9 | 10 | 7.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Sheybān gets around 191 mm of rain over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Sheybān
None of Sheybān's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Sheybān sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.
Is winter a good time to visit Sheybān?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Sheybān for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Sheybān in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Sheybān sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 20 days see rain.
UV index in Sheybān in Winter
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 Sheybān peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Sheybān in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Sheybān is worst in May — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 53 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 51 |
| Level | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | Poor |
| Feb | 56 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 60 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 58 | Unhealthy |
| May | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 45 | Poor |
| Jul | 45 | Poor |
| Aug | 43 | Poor |
| Sep | 45 | Poor |
| Oct | 47 | Poor |
| Nov | 49 | Poor |
| Dec | 51 | Poor |
Where is Sheybān?
Sheybān sits at 31.4°N, 48.8°E, 23 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Veys, 12 km away.
Topography around Sheybān
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sheybān.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sheybān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m.
The land around Sheybān is covered by cropland (51%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 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 Sheybān (31.4079°, 48.7946°, elevation 23 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.