Surian in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Surian sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 55 mm of precipitation over about 11 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 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
55 mm
11 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
3.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Surian in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Surian reaches about 11°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Surian

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.

Surian 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 / -2°224.21.910.32.4
Feb12° / 173.60.910.93.9
Mar16° / 235.10.211.86.0
Apr21° / 215.4012.77.4
May27° / 14°113.2013.57.7
Jun32° / 19°20.2013.95.3
Jul34° / 22°00.1013.84.3
Aug32° / 20°00.1013.15.4
Sep29° / 16°00.1012.27.5
Oct23° / 10°51.3011.39.0
Nov16° / 122.70.110.56.3
Dec12° / 162.90.810.13.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Surian gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 12 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 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Surian?

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.

3.4
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 Surian.

What to pack for Surian in Winter

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

In winter, Surian sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Surian 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 Surian peaks around July 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 12Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Surian 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 Surian is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1931 µg/m³Nov 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Surian?

Surian sits at 30.5°N, 53.7°E, 2,182 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şafāshahr, 47 km away.

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Topography around Surian

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surian has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 2,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m.

The land around Surian is covered by bare terrain (67%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
1,532 m
80 km
1,988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Şafāshahr 47 km · Pasargad 53 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 65 km · Arsanjān 69 km · Abarkūh 83 km · Eqlīd 104 km · Marvdasht 104 km · Zarqān 117 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 Surian (30.4551°, 53.651°, elevation 2,182 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.