Taft in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Taft sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 59 mm of precipitation over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Precipitation: 59 mm; 11 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 7.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Taft in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Taft reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Taft

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

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

Taft 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	11° / -0°	28	5.5	1.9	10.2	3.3
Feb	14° / 2°	18	4	1.1	10.8	4.9
Mar	18° / 7°	30	4.9	0.3	11.8	7.0
Apr	24° / 12°	20	4.1	0	12.8	7.9
May	29° / 17°	9	2.3	0	13.6	6.8
Jun	34° / 22°	1	0.2	0	14	4.0
Jul	36° / 24°	0	0.1	0	13.9	2.9
Aug	34° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.2	4.0
Sep	31° / 17°	0	0	0	12.2	6.1
Oct	25° / 12°	4	1	0	11.2	9.0
Nov	18° / 6°	17	3.4	0.2	10.4	6.9
Dec	13° / 2°	23	4.1	0.7	10	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Taft gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 7 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 6.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Taft?

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.

7.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Taft for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Taft in Spring

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

In spring, Taft sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Taft in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taft peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	10	10	11	9	9	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Taft 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 Taft is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 14 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)	17	21	23	32	30	21	27	19	22	19	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Taft?

Taft sits at 31.7°N, 54.2°E, 1,549 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 23 km away.

Topography around Taft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taft has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 1,610 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Taft is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

553 m

bare terrain 70%

16 km

2,220 m

bare terrain 95%

80 km

3,030 m

bare terrain 97%

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Spring weather nearby: Yazd 23 km · Ashkez̄ar 28 km · Mahrīz 29 km · Meybod 59 km · Ardakān 65 km · Abarkūh 111 km · Bāfq 115 km · Anār 140 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 Taft (31.7438°, 54.2028°, elevation 1,549 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.