Tonekābon in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tonekābon sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 243 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
243 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tonekābon in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Tonekābon reaches about 5°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Tonekābon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 74 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
74
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tonekābon 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 / -0°8011.29.39.80.0
Feb / 8011.19.210.60.1
Mar / 8512.8911.71.3
Apr13° / 8114.72.912.93.2
May17° / 12°8718.60.213.94.5
Jun21° / 16°11819.9014.55.0
Jul23° / 18°12620.2014.35.3
Aug23° / 18°14620.4013.45.3
Sep21° / 15°21320.1012.24.9
Oct17° / 11°17316.50.6114.5
Nov11° / 14114.15.6102.4
Dec / 8311.18.59.50.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Tonekābon gets around 243 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%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.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 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 2.6 kWh/m².

01234DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Tonekābon?

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.

0.3
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 Tonekābon.

What to pack for Tonekābon in Winter

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

In winter, Tonekābon sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Tonekābon in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 12°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 5 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May19Cool
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Tonekābon in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tonekābon peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tonekābon 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 Tonekābon is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 1149 µg/m³Jul 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May33Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tonekābon?

Tonekābon sits at 36.8°N, 50.9°E, -15 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Katālem va Sādāt Shahr, 18 km away.

Topography around Tonekābon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonekābon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of -15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,754 m.

The land around Tonekābon is covered by water (37%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (45%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
1,463 m
80 km
4,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Katālem va Sādāt Shahr 18 km · Rāmsar 23 km · Chālūs 52 km · Nowshahr 59 km · Rūdsar 63 km · Amlash 69 km · Langarūd 77 km · Lāhījān 88 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 Tonekābon (36.8163°, 50.8738°, elevation -15 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.