Āq Qalā climate — normals and trends
Āq Qalā (Iran) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 576 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 August (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Āq Qalā averages 15 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Āq Qalā has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 24 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 29 June 1995) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 26 December 1963).
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
Āq QalāGolestan
- coords
- 37.01°, 54.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
576mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
44.9 °C
29 June 1995
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
26 December 1963
Wettest day
88 mm
18 March 2019
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
18 March 2019
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
5 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
10 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
26 December 1963
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
2 February 1967
Sunniest day
13.6 h
20 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 19.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 18 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 36.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 6 mm | -58 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Āq Qalā?
Āq Qalā has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 576 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Āq Qalā?
The hottest day measured in Āq Qalā between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1995, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Āq Qalā?
The coldest day measured in Āq Qalā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1963, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Āq Qalā?
Yes. Āq Qalā gets on average 13.0 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Āq Qalā warmed?
Yes: Āq Qalā warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Āq Qalā?
The wettest day measured in Āq Qalā between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2019, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Āq Qalā?
The windiest day measured in Āq Qalā between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2019, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Āq Qalā?
The warmest month in Āq Qalā is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Āq Qalā?
Āq Qalā receives on average 576 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Āq Qalā?
Āq Qalā gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Āq Qalā?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Āq Qalā between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1967, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Āq Qalā?
Yes: Āq Qalā has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Āq Qalā?
In Āq Qalā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 10 July 2010, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 26 December 1963.
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