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Monthly climate in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rafsanjan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 78 mm (3.1 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rafsanjan enjoys an average of 4054 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran §

The warmest months in Rafsanjan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (47 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rafsanjan experiences 188 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 34 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)
Minimum -10°C
(14°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran §

Rafsanjan usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rafsanjan are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 12 (0.5) 9 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran §

The sunniest months in Rafsanjan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rafsanjan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245 288 341 348 383 388 394 382 349 334 298 299
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 24m 11h 6m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 40m 14h 3m 13h 52m 13h 11m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 36m 10h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran §

Rafsanjan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rafsanjan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 6 8 12 11 14 13 14 12 12 9 7 5