Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Abarkuh features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 83 mm (3.3 inches) and receives 21 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Abarkuh enjoys an average of 4039 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Abarkuh are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Abarkuh experiences 173 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 47 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average high | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average low | -1°C (30°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Mean minimum | -8°C (18°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Minimum | -10°C (14°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Abarkuh, Iran with other places around the world.
Abarkuh usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Abarkuh 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) | 4 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.5) | 9 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 19 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Abarkuh are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 37 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Abarkuh: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246 | 292 | 344 | 344 | 379 | 390 | 392 | 377 | 348 | 331 | 293 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 43m | 14h 7m | 13h 55m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 33m | 10h 9m |
Abarkuh 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Abarkuh UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |