Sirjan in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sirjan sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 102 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 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
102 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sirjan 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 Sirjan reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Sirjan

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sirjan 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° / -0°366210.33.1
Feb13° / 405.71.110.94.3
Mar17° / 366.40.111.86.2
Apr22° / 10°143.2012.78.1
May28° / 16°31013.57.6
Jun33° / 20°10.1013.94.8
Jul34° / 22°10.3013.73.7
Aug33° / 20°20.7013.14.7
Sep30° / 16°00012.27.0
Oct24° / 11°20.3011.39.3
Nov18° / 112.20.110.57.1
Dec13° / 263.50.610.14.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Sirjan gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%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 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Sirjan?

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
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sirjan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sirjan in Winter

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

In winter, Sirjan sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sirjan 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 Sirjan peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 18UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sirjan 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 Sirjan is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2134 µg/m³Nov 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sirjan?

Sirjan sits at 29.5°N, 55.7°E, 1,744 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Najafshahr, 8.0 km away.

RafsanjānḨājjīābādNeyrīzDārāb

Topography around Sirjan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sirjan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Sirjan is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Najafshahr 8.0 km · Shahr-e Bābak 92 km · Bāft 93 km · Bardsīr 101 km · Rafsanjān 110 km · Ḩājjīābād 129 km · Neyrīz 134 km · Dārāb 135 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 Sirjan (29.4514°, 55.6809°, elevation 1,744 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.