The climate of Yazd (Iran)
Yazd is an old and large city located in central Iran in the Yazd
district of which it also is the capital. Yazd is surrounded by the
Dasht-e Kavir mountain range in the north, south and east. In the west
the Dasht-e Lut desert and the Dasht-e Kavir desert, or large salt
desert merge. Yazd is the center of the Zoroastrianism. This religion
was at its peak a few centuries ago when it was the largest religion
in the Persian empire. Nowadays it is a small religion with about
100,000 followers. A beautiful fire temple can be found in Yazd. Just
outside the city several Zoroastrian buildings can be found. Nowadays
most inhabitants are Muslims, the Amir Chakmak mosque is very
beautiful. Yazd has a warm desert climate characterized by large
differences in temperatures and very low precipitation figures.
Winters are cold; subzero temperatures during the night are not
uncommon. Summers are hot with temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius
(104 degrees Fahrenheit) during the hottest part of the day. During
the night temperatures are around 25-30 degrees Celsius (77-86
degrees Fahrenheit). Because hardly any rain falls humidity figures
are low.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Yazd.
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
12
-1
6
5
n/a
February
15
1
7
5
n/a
March
20
6
7
6
n/a
April
26
12
8
6
n/a
May
32
17
10
4
n/a
June
38
22
11
1
n/a
July
39
24
11
1
n/a
August
38
21
11
1
n/a
September
34
17
10
0
n/a
October
28
11
9
2
n/a
November
20
4
7
3
n/a
December
14
0
6
4
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:
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