Ābyek climate — normals and trends
Ābyek (Iran) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 338 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ābyek averages 106 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Ābyek has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 129 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 16 July 1995) and the coldest -23.3 °C (on 21 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ĀbyekMarkazi
- coords
- 36.07°, 50.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
338mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.7 °C
16 July 1995
Coldest day
-23.3 °C
21 January 1964
Wettest day
47 mm
1 April 2019
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
7 April 1964
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
26 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
30 July 1976
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
22 January 1964
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
27 March 1943
Sunniest day
13.8 h
29 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 48 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ābyek?
Ābyek has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 338 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ābyek?
The hottest day measured in Ābyek between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1995, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ābyek?
The coldest day measured in Ābyek between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1964, at -23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ābyek?
Yes. Ābyek gets on average 60.1 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Ābyek warmed?
Yes: Ābyek warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ābyek?
The wettest day measured in Ābyek between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2019, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ābyek?
The windiest day measured in Ābyek between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1964, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ābyek?
The warmest month in Ābyek is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ābyek?
Ābyek receives on average 338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ābyek?
Ābyek gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ābyek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ābyek between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1943, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ābyek?
Yes: Ābyek has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ābyek?
In Ābyek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 30 July 1976, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 22 January 1964.
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