Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 85 mm of precipitation over about 16 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 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
85 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.

A typical winter day in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh reaches about 9°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

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.

Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 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°295.52.99.91.0
Feb / -0°397210.72.2
Mar15° / 437.4111.74.9
Apr22° / 10°244.60.112.97.6
May28° / 15°92.1013.87.5
Jun33° / 20°10.4014.35.1
Jul34° / 22°00.1014.14.2
Aug33° / 20°00.1013.35.0
Sep29° / 15°00.1012.27.4
Oct23° / 30.7011.19.0
Nov15° / 102.50.210.15.7
Dec / -0°173.71.29.72.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 16 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

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None of Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh?

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.

1.8
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 Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh.

What to pack for Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in Winter

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

In winter, Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh peaks around July 17 at about 12 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 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 Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1132 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh?

Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh sits at 35.3°N, 59.2°E, 1,351 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kāshmar, 69 km away.

NeyshābūrBardaskanGonābādKhvāfŢorqabehMashad

Topography around Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 1,369 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,121 m.

The land around Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
663 m
80 km
2,121 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Kāshmar 69 km · Marāgheh 72 km · Neyshābūr 111 km · Bardaskan 113 km · Gonābād 114 km · Khvāf 114 km · Ţorqabeh 116 km · Mashad 119 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 Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh (35.274°, 59.2195°, elevation 1,351 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.