Zābol in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Zābol sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain over about 4 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 23°C in early March to 40°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Zābol's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zābol's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
19 mm
4 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
4.7
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Zābol in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 23°C in early March to 40°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Zābol reaches about 32°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Zābol

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 49 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
49
9 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zābol weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Zābol gets around 19 mm of rain over 4 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 17 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Zābol

In seasonPeak

In spring, Zābol overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Zābol?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring 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 Spring

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

In spring, Zābol sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Zābol in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.