Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zarand features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 146 mm (5.7 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Zarand enjoys an average of 4046 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 10 minutes to 14 hours 5 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zarand are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zarand experiences 155 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 45 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average high | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Daily mean | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average low | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Mean minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -4°C (24°F) |
Minimum | -9°C (16°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zarand, Iran with other places around the world.
Zarand usually has the most precipitation in February, April and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Zarand are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 28 (1.1) | 21 (0.8) | 23 (0.9) | 15 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 22 (0.9) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Zarand are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Zarand: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 286 | 339 | 349 | 382 | 390 | 395 | 383 | 348 | 333 | 297 | 296 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 23m | 11h 5m | 11h 59m | 12h 55m | 13h 42m | 14h 5m | 13h 53m | 13h 12m | 12h 19m | 11h 23m | 10h 35m | 10h 10m |
Zarand 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 Zarand UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 |