Tākestān in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tākestān sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 117 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 117 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tākestān in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tākestān reaches about 20°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tākestān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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

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

Tākestān 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	6° / -4°	33	7	4.8	9.8	0.5
Feb	8° / -2°	38	7.7	3.2	10.6	1.7
Mar	14° / 2°	48	8.6	2.1	11.7	4.5
Apr	20° / 7°	47	9	0.5	12.9	6.6
May	26° / 12°	22	5.9	0.1	13.9	7.4
Jun	32° / 16°	5	1.3	0	14.4	5.4
Jul	34° / 18°	2	0.7	0	14.2	3.8
Aug	34° / 17°	2	0.3	0	13.4	4.0
Sep	30° / 14°	2	0.6	0	12.2	6.8
Oct	23° / 9°	20	3.8	0.1	11.1	8.2
Nov	14° / 3°	37	7	1	10.1	4.5
Dec	8° / -2°	34	7	3	9.6	1.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Tākestān gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 24 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 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 12 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 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Tākestān?

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.

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tākestān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tākestān in Spring

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

In spring, Tākestān sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tākestān in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tākestān peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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

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

Air quality in Tākestān 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 Tākestān is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	28	31	36	39	36	27	26	26	28	30	30	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tākestān?

Tākestān sits at 36.1°N, 49.7°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shāl, 20 km away.

Topography around Tākestān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tākestān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,275 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,004 m.

The land around Tākestān is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

74 m

cropland 60%

16 km

830 m

cropland 73%

80 km

3,004 m

grassland 52%

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Spring weather nearby: Shāl 20 km · Eqbālīyeh 27 km · Maḩmūdābād Nemūneh 31 km · Qazvin 35 km · Alvand 36 km · Bīdestān 42 km · Sharīfābād 44 km · Abhar 44 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 Tākestān (36.0706°, 49.6957°, elevation 1,265 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.