Torbat-e Jām in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Torbat-e Jām sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 97 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
97 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Torbat-e Jām 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 Jām reaches about 9°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Torbat-e Jām

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 Jām 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 / -3°315.93.89.91.2
Feb / -1°447.83.710.72.1
Mar15° / 5291.811.74.5
Apr21° / 417.70.412.96.9
May27° / 14°173.8013.87.7
Jun31° / 19°20.8014.36.0
Jul33° / 21°00014.15.2
Aug31° / 19°00013.36.2
Sep28° / 14°00.1012.28.6
Oct22° / 51.1011.18.9
Nov15° / 133.30.610.15.4
Dec10° / -1°234.72.49.72.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Torbat-e Jām gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 18 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 Jām

In seasonPeak

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

Torbat-e Jām sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Torbat-e Jām?

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.

1.9
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 Jām.

What to pack for Torbat-e Jām in Winter

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

In winter, Torbat-e Jām sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Torbat-e Jām 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 Jām peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 15UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Torbat-e Jām 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 Jām is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1947 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr40Poor
May39Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Torbat-e Jām?

Torbat-e Jām sits at 35.2°N, 60.6°E, 908 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 58 km away.

MarāghehTorbat-e ḨeydarīyehMashadSarahsSarakhs

Topography around Torbat-e Jām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torbat-e Jām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 911 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,472 m.

The land around Torbat-e Jām is covered by bare terrain (37%), artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
2,472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Tāybād 58 km · Eslam Qaleh 76 km · Khvāf 86 km · Marāgheh 111 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 127 km · Mashad 149 km · Sarahs 152 km · Sarakhs 152 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 Jām (35.244°, 60.6225°, elevation 908 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.