Yazd in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Yazd sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation over about 11 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 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Yazd's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yazd's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 48 mm
- 11 wet days
- Avg wind
- 5 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.7
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Yazd in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Yazd reaches about 13°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Yazd
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 37 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Yazd 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 1° | 20 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 15° / 3° | 13 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 19° / 8° | 20 | 4 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 24° / 13° | 14 | 3.2 | 0 | 12.8 | 8.1 |
| May | 30° / 18° | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 13.6 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 35° / 22° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 14 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 37° / 24° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 36° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 32° / 18° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 26° / 13° | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.8 |
| Nov | 18° / 6° | 11 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 14° / 2° | 16 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 10 | 4.9 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Yazd gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 5 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Yazd
None of Yazd's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Yazd sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.
Is winter a good time to visit Yazd?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Yazd for sightseeing.
What to pack for Yazd in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Yazd sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
UV index in Yazd in Winter
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 Yazd peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | High | 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 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Yazd in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yazd is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yazd's WHO annual average of 29.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 21 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Moderate |
| Feb | 26 | Moderate |
| Mar | 30 | Moderate |
| Apr | 41 | Poor |
| May | 40 | Poor |
| Jun | 31 | Moderate |
| Jul | 40 | Poor |
| Aug | 28 | Moderate |
| Sep | 32 | Moderate |
| Oct | 26 | Moderate |
| Nov | 18 | Moderate |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Where is Yazd?
Yazd sits at 31.9°N, 54.4°E, 1,216 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ashkez̄ar, 19 km away.
Topography around Yazd
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yazd.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yazd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1,218 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,107 m.
The land around Yazd is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 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 Yazd (31.8972°, 54.3675°, elevation 1,216 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.