Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Birjand features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -15 °C (6 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 196 mm (7.7 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Birjand enjoys an average of 4044 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Birjand are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 6 °C (39 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Birjand experiences 148 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 61 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Daily mean | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Average low | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean minimum | -10°C (15°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Minimum | -15°C (6°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Birjand, Iran with other places around the world.
Birjand usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 6 rainy days and 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Birjand are July, 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) | 27 (1.1) | 42 (1.7) | 43 (1.7) | 29 (1.1) | 20 (0.8) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 17 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Birjand are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Birjand: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238 | 283 | 330 | 342 | 383 | 396 | 405 | 391 | 351 | 332 | 295 | 291 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 50m | 14h 16m | 14h 2m | 13h 18m | 12h 20m | 11h 19m | 10h 27m | 10h 0m |
Birjand experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Birjand UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |