Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ardakan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 89 mm (3.5 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ardakan enjoys an average of 4016 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 3 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ardakan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 93 °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 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ardakan experiences 188 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Daily mean | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Minimum | -7°C (19°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran with other places around the world.
Ardakan usually has the most precipitation in February, April and November, with an average of 3 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ardakan 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) | 9 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 18 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Ardakan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ardakan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 242 | 286 | 341 | 341 | 378 | 391 | 398 | 380 | 346 | 329 | 288 | 291 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 16m | 11h 1m | 11h 59m | 12h 58m | 13h 48m | 14h 13m | 14h 0m | 13h 16m | 12h 19m | 11h 20m | 10h 29m | 10h 3m |
Ardakan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Ardakan 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 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |