Tabas weather in February

In February, Tabas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tabas's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
32%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tabas is city in South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tabas reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4155
5155
6155
7155
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14166
15166
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21177
22187
23187
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25187
26187
27198
28198

How February really feels in Tabas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tabas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 133.1104.7
Feb17° / 112.510.86.5
Mar22° / 11°153.311.78.1
Apr28° / 17°71.512.87.4
May34° / 22°10.113.74.0
Jun39° / 26°0014.20.7
Jul41° / 27°00140.0
Aug39° / 25°0013.20.8
Sep35° / 21°0012.23.4
Oct29° / 16°10.111.27.6
Nov21° / 3110.38.3
Dec15° / 82.19.85.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47723
57723
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117723
127723
137723
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277723
287822

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tabas gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
128
138
148
158
168
178
188
198
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
289

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:455:06
210.46:455:07
310.46:445:08
410.46:435:09
510.56:435:10
610.56:425:11
710.56:415:12
810.56:405:13
910.66:395:14
1010.66:395:15
1110.66:385:16
1210.76:375:17
1310.76:365:18
1410.76:355:19
1510.86:345:20
1610.86:335:21
1710.86:325:21
1810.96:315:22
1910.96:305:23
2010.96:295:24
2110.96:285:25
2211.06:275:26
2311.06:265:27
2411.06:255:28
2511.16:245:29
2611.16:235:29
2711.16:215:30
2811.26:205:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tabas

In seasonPeak

None of Tabas's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tabas sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is February a good time to visit Tabas?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tabas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tabas in February

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

In February, Tabas sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tabas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Tabas peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tabas in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tabas is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1036 µg/m³Dec 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tabas?

Tabas sits at 33.6°N, 56.9°E, 669 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Boshrūyeh, 56 km away.

FerdowsGonābādBardaskanQā’enBīrjandKāshmarRāvar

Topography around Tabas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,284 m.

The land around Tabas is covered by bare terrain (44%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
2,284 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Boshrūyeh 56 km · Ferdows 124 km · Gonābād 183 km · Bardaskan 209 km · Qā’en 210 km · Bīrjand 228 km · Kāshmar 231 km · Rāvar 259 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 Tabas (33.5959°, 56.9244°, elevation 669 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).