Zābol weather in April

In April, Zābol sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zābol's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zābol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:02 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
30%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Zābol is city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 69.4 µg/m³ · 2020

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zābol reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12915
23016
33016
43016
53016
63116
73117
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103117
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How April really feels in Zābol

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 18 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
18
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zābol weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 153.310.26.1
Feb20° / 112.710.97.8
Mar26° / 12°153.311.88.1
Apr33° / 18°40.812.74.7
May38° / 24°10.113.61.3
Jun42° / 28°10140.0
Jul43° / 30°0013.80.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.10.0
Sep37° / 23°0012.22.0
Oct31° / 16°0011.26.4
Nov23° / 30.710.48.9
Dec17° / 71.6107.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47624
57624
67723
77624
87624
97723
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117822
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308614

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zābol gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
84
94
104
114
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133
143
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182
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19811
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
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259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:205:37
212.35:195:38
312.35:185:38
412.45:165:39
512.45:155:40
612.45:145:40
712.55:135:41
812.55:115:42
912.55:105:42
1012.65:095:43
1112.65:085:44
1212.65:065:44
1312.75:055:45
1412.75:045:46
1512.75:035:46
1612.85:025:47
1712.85:005:48
1812.84:595:48
1912.84:585:49
2012.94:575:50
2112.94:565:50
2212.94:555:51
2313.04:545:52
2413.04:535:52
2513.04:515:53
2613.14:505:54
2713.14:495:54
2813.14:485:55
2913.14:475:56
3013.24:465:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
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297.6Intense
307.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zābol

In seasonPeak

In April, Zābol sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zābol sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Zābol?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Zābol for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zābol in April

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

In April, Zābol sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zābol in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zābol peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highModerateJun 18UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Zābol in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zābol is worst in August — around 135 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 36 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zābol's WHO annual average of 69.4 µg/m³.

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorAug 11134 µg/m³Dec 1936 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun90Unhealthy
Jul129Unhealthy
Aug135Unhealthy
Sep100Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov38Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zābol?

Zābol sits at 31.0°N, 61.5°E, 483 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zaranj, 36 km away.

KhāshNehbandānFarahZahedanKhān NeshīnKushkShīnḏanḏ

Topography around Zābol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zābol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Zābol is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
711 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Zaranj 36 km · Khāsh 135 km · Nehbandān 150 km · Farah 161 km · Zahedan 181 km · Khān Neshīn 226 km · Kushk 256 km · Shīnḏanḏ 260 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 Zābol (31.0306°, 61.4949°, elevation 483 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).