Zahedan weather in April

In April, Zahedan sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.4 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zahedan's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zahedan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
36%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Zahedan is city in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zahedan reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Zahedan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zahedan 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 244.10.610.34.7
Feb16° / 213.90.310.96.0
Mar20° / 194.30.111.87.7
Apr26° / 14°82.4012.78.0
May31° / 19°30.8013.55.7
Jun35° / 22°10.2013.93.7
Jul36° / 23°00.1013.73.1
Aug34° / 21°00.1013.14.1
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.2
Oct26° / 13°20.7011.39.0
Nov20° / 51.2010.58.3
Dec16° / 131.90.210.16.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zahedan gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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412light breeze
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:235:39
212.35:225:40
312.35:215:40
412.45:205:41
512.45:185:42
612.45:175:42
712.45:165:43
812.55:155:43
912.55:145:44
1012.55:125:44
1112.65:115:45
1212.65:105:46
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1412.75:085:47
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2513.04:565:54
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2713.04:545:55
2813.04:535:55
2913.14:525:56
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zahedan

In seasonPeak

None of Zahedan's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zahedan sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Zahedan?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Zahedan for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zahedan in April

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

In April, Zahedan sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zahedan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Zahedan peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zahedan 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 Zahedan is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2042 µg/m³Jan 914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul43Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zahedan?

Zahedan sits at 29.5°N, 60.9°E, 1,380 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khāsh, 146 km away.

KhāshZābolZaranjNehbandānBaravātBamIranshahrSarāvān

Topography around Zahedan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zahedan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,093 m.

The land around Zahedan is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
1,051 m
80 km
2,093 m
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April weather nearby: Khāsh 146 km · Zābol 181 km · Zaranj 189 km · Nehbandān 241 km · Baravāt 243 km · Bam 247 km · Iranshahr 256 km · Sarāvān 277 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 Zahedan (29.4963°, 60.8629°, elevation 1,380 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).