The climate of Tehran (Iran)
Tehran is located in the northern part of Iran and is the capital of
the country. Tehran has a population figure of about 8 million. The
city was founded thousands of years ago. However, it became a real
city only a few centuries ago. About one fifth of the total population
of Iran lives in Tehran and its suburbs. Tehran has a cold steppe
climate with hot summers and fairly cool winters. Although really low
temperatures are uncommon here you can go skiing during the winter on
one of the pistes in the vicinity of the city. Tehran is located at an
altitude of about 1,100 meters above sea level. During the winter
daytime temperatures usually remain above freezing point. During the
night subzero temperatures are not uncommon. Tehran is quite sunny and
dry with about 3,065 hours of annual sunshine and 233 millimeters of
annual precipitation. Most rain falls from November till April after
which precipitation figures rapidly decrease and temperatures rise. In
June, July and August temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius (104
degrees Fahrenheit) can be recorded almost on a daily basis.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Tehran.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
7
-3
6
10
n/a
February
9
-1
6
8
n/a
March
15
5
7
10
n/a
April
21
12
9
6
n/a
May
27
16
9
4
n/a
June
34
20
11
1
n/a
July
37
24
12
1
n/a
August
36
23
12
1
n/a
September
31
19
11
1
n/a
October
23
12
9
4
n/a
November
15
5
5
5
n/a
December
8
-1
5
8
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
