Ardakān climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ardakān?

Ardakān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardakān?

The hottest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2025, reaching 46.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ardakān?

The coldest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1972, at -14.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ardakān?

Yes. Ardakān gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Ardakān warmed?

Yes: Ardakān warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ardakān?

The wettest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1977, with 29 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ardakān?

The windiest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1965, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ardakān?

The warmest month in Ardakān is July (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ardakān?

Ardakān receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ardakān?

Ardakān gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ardakān (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 93 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ardakān averages 23 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.

Ardakān has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 3 July 2025) and the coldest -14.5 °C (on 3 February 1972).

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

ArdakānYazd Province

coords: 32.31°, 54.02°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.8°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

93mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

30%

Average peak wind

12.3km/h

Seasonal range

26.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

23 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

154 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

22 d/yr

Annual snowfall

7.2 cm

Average feels-like high

23.6 °C

Average feels-like low

10.2 °C

Average peak gust

26.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

112 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.1 °C

3 July 2025

Coldest day

-14.5 °C

3 February 1972

Wettest day

29 mm

3 April 1977

Windiest day

46.2 km/h

23 February 1965

Strongest gust

81.7 km/h

17 April 2004

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

1 July 1978

Coldest feels-like

-18.9 °C

3 February 1972

Snowiest day

10.3 cm

6 January 2014

Sunniest day

13.1 h

2 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	46.1 °C3 July 2025	-4.0 °C26 February 2025	21.7 °C	73 mm	193	19
2024	46.0 °C27 July 2024	-4.7 °C16 December 2024	21.6 °C	165 mm	168	17
2023	44.0 °C28 June 2023	-4.4 °C14 January 2023	21.9 °C	94 mm	172	22
2022	44.5 °C25 July 2022	-4.5 °C22 January 2022	21.8 °C	51 mm	189	7
2021	44.8 °C8 July 2021	-7.4 °C23 January 2021	21.9 °C	44 mm	182	23
2020	44.6 °C15 August 2020	-3.8 °C12 February 2020	20.5 °C	109 mm	156	17
2019	44.7 °C6 August 2019	-2.8 °C12 January 2019	21.3 °C	90 mm	165	8
2018	42.7 °C25 July 2018	-3.6 °C30 January 2018	21.6 °C	76 mm	156	12
2017	43.3 °C21 June 2017	-5.7 °C4 February 2017	21.1 °C	63 mm	179	22
2016	43.8 °C3 July 2016	-5.6 °C25 November 2016	21.7 °C	25 mm	166	16
2015	43.3 °C30 June 2015	-5.2 °C12 December 2015	21.4 °C	72 mm	176	22
2014	44.1 °C28 July 2014	-10.7 °C6 February 2014	20.6 °C	80 mm	171	26
2013	44.4 °C24 July 2013	-6.4 °C30 December 2013	21.1 °C	90 mm	156	26
2012	45.2 °C13 July 2012	-5.6 °C6 February 2012	20.2 °C	106 mm	161	26
2011	43.7 °C30 June 2011	-3.0 °C14 January 2011	20.7 °C	67 mm	168	33
2010	43.4 °C2 July 2010	-3.9 °C8 February 2010	21.7 °C	39 mm	173	14
2009	43.3 °C21 July 2009	-4.4 °C15 January 2009	20.8 °C	116 mm	152	13
2008	43.9 °C16 July 2008	-10.7 °C17 January 2008	20.2 °C	71 mm	185	47
2007	43.2 °C22 June 2007	-6.6 °C3 January 2007	20.4 °C	88 mm	157	25
2006	44.1 °C3 August 2006	-6.7 °C2 January 2006	20.9 °C	83 mm	176	25
2005	44.0 °C15 July 2005	-5.5 °C31 December 2005	20.8 °C	47 mm	181	21
2004	43.7 °C12 August 2004	-5.7 °C29 December 2004	20.7 °C	136 mm	159	11
2003	44.5 °C30 July 2003	-7.5 °C13 December 2003	20.8 °C	78 mm	160	14
2002	42.6 °C19 July 2002	-3.2 °C5 December 2002	21.0 °C	73 mm	174	14
2001	44.6 °C11 July 2001	-6.2 °C29 January 2001	21.3 °C	86 mm	177	11
2000	42.1 °C24 June 2000	-6.2 °C14 January 2000	20.6 °C	68 mm	175	15
1999	43.7 °C5 July 1999	-5.2 °C4 January 1999	20.5 °C	113 mm	161	11
1998	43.8 °C11 July 1998	-3.4 °C17 January 1998	20.8 °C	75 mm	166	17
1997	44.5 °C25 July 1997	-6.5 °C8 February 1997	20.1 °C	84 mm	149	12
1996	41.0 °C4 June 1996	-9.4 °C15 January 1996	19.2 °C	140 mm	148	23
1995	44.0 °C13 July 1995	-2.9 °C28 November 1995	19.9 °C	112 mm	147	9
1994	42.6 °C7 July 1994	-6.0 °C8 December 1994	20.3 °C	69 mm	141	21
1993	41.3 °C21 June 1993	-7.2 °C16 January 1993	19.5 °C	90 mm	151	17
1992	42.4 °C3 July 1992	-8.5 °C29 January 1992	18.7 °C	94 mm	123	29
1991	43.1 °C7 July 1991	-5.2 °C14 February 1991	20.0 °C	129 mm	143	19
1990	42.8 °C29 June 1990	-8.8 °C28 December 1990	20.0 °C	90 mm	164	31
1989	43.3 °C1 July 1989	-5.4 °C5 February 1989	19.9 °C	78 mm	151	47
1988	41.1 °C3 July 1988	-5.3 °C29 December 1988	19.9 °C	100 mm	151	19
1987	40.8 °C7 July 1987	-4.3 °C30 November 1987	19.8 °C	60 mm	161	7
1986	39.9 °C28 June 1986	-6.4 °C12 December 1986	18.1 °C	168 mm	137	25
1985	41.2 °C26 July 1985	-4.0 °C7 February 1985	19.3 °C	47 mm	145	26
1984	41.3 °C16 August 1984	-7.2 °C19 February 1984	18.3 °C	103 mm	127	53
1983	42.4 °C27 July 1983	-7.2 °C29 January 1983	19.0 °C	105 mm	146	41
1982	42.6 °C4 August 1982	-5.5 °C20 February 1982	18.4 °C	134 mm	149	37
1981	40.7 °C5 July 1981	-2.2 °C15 January 1981	19.6 °C	48 mm	141	8
1980	41.9 °C21 August 1980	-6.6 °C3 February 1980	20.1 °C	112 mm	169	15
1979	43.1 °C9 July 1979	-5.9 °C23 December 1979	19.5 °C	106 mm	158	25
1978	44.3 °C1 July 1978	-5.2 °C15 January 1978	20.1 °C	80 mm	157	12
1977	43.3 °C30 June 1977	-7.7 °C15 January 1977	20.4 °C	160 mm	166	24
1976	42.8 °C3 July 1976	-4.9 °C17 February 1976	19.1 °C	116 mm	155	22
1975	42.7 °C24 July 1975	-4.9 °C15 January 1975	19.2 °C	101 mm	150	34
1974	43.3 °C5 July 1974	-5.5 °C3 February 1974	19.0 °C	109 mm	150	42
1973	42.7 °C13 July 1973	-10.0 °C2 January 1973	20.2 °C	37 mm	162	39
1972	42.8 °C5 July 1972	-14.5 °C3 February 1972	18.1 °C	200 mm	139	62
1971	41.8 °C6 July 1971	-6.7 °C3 February 1971	20.1 °C	102 mm	147	28
1970	43.4 °C24 June 1970	-4.7 °C26 December 1970	20.5 °C	94 mm	160	19
1969	43.1 °C2 July 1969	-7.2 °C8 January 1969	19.6 °C	66 mm	153	36
1968	42.8 °C6 July 1968	-6.3 °C7 February 1968	19.5 °C	105 mm	147	26
1967	43.7 °C8 July 1967	-7.6 °C4 February 1967	19.1 °C	105 mm	136	39
1966	42.1 °C24 July 1966	-1.3 °C24 December 1966	20.3 °C	55 mm	152	5
1965	41.2 °C14 July 1965	-5.4 °C23 December 1965	19.7 °C	60 mm	151	24
1964	42.2 °C11 July 1964	-11.1 °C22 January 1964	18.7 °C	87 mm	145	56
1963	42.2 °C18 July 1963	-11.3 °C28 December 1963	20.2 °C	75 mm	141	14
1962	40.0 °C3 July 1962	-4.2 °C25 January 1962	18.9 °C	64 mm	126	21
1961	42.1 °C11 July 1961	-6.4 °C1 February 1961	18.7 °C	121 mm	147	23
1960	42.5 °C8 July 1960	-3.6 °C29 January 1960	19.3 °C	90 mm	142	12
1959	42.0 °C1 August 1959	-8.5 °C15 December 1959	19.2 °C	127 mm	155	40
1958	42.9 °C3 July 1958	-4.3 °C26 November 1958	20.1 °C	61 mm	157	11
1957	41.1 °C16 July 1957	-7.8 °C25 January 1957	17.7 °C	201 mm	128	34
1956	41.1 °C11 July 1956	-5.1 °C18 January 1956	18.9 °C	107 mm	141	22
1955	42.1 °C27 July 1955	-0.8 °C29 January 1955	19.9 °C	70 mm	133	4
1954	41.0 °C23 July 1954	-2.5 °C7 January 1954	19.1 °C	199 mm	141	8
1953	42.8 °C30 June 1953	-5.3 °C24 December 1953	19.0 °C	219 mm	140	7
1952	42.0 °C7 July 1952	-2.8 °C6 January 1952	19.2 °C	103 mm	137	16
1951	41.6 °C10 July 1951	-6.5 °C9 February 1951	19.4 °C	144 mm	160	16
1950	42.1 °C27 July 1950	-8.3 °C29 January 1950	18.9 °C	98 mm	144	29
1949	42.0 °C3 July 1949	-12.3 °C10 January 1949	17.9 °C	157 mm	148	35
1948	40.0 °C9 July 1948	-7.2 °C22 December 1948	18.8 °C	92 mm	148	28
1947	41.6 °C17 August 1947	-4.5 °C5 February 1947	19.5 °C	91 mm	132	14
1946	40.0 °C12 July 1946	-7.6 °C29 January 1946	19.0 °C	38 mm	153	35
1945	41.2 °C26 June 1945	-5.4 °C21 December 1945	19.1 °C	58 mm	142	40
1944	43.4 °C9 July 1944	-7.6 °C17 December 1944	19.2 °C	54 mm	140	38
1943	40.5 °C6 July 1943	-3.7 °C4 February 1943	18.7 °C	85 mm	135	19
1942	40.9 °C13 July 1942	-7.8 °C6 January 1942	19.9 °C	76 mm	146	24
1941	42.4 °C22 July 1941	-2.1 °C16 January 1941	20.2 °C	72 mm	144	10
1940	42.1 °C24 June 1940	-7.7 °C14 January 1940	19.2 °C	30 mm	141	32

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.4 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

193 d/yr

+39

Frost days (< 0 °C)

19 d/yr

-4

Annual rainfall

73 mm

-20 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	-0.4 °C	13 mm	-5 mm
Feb	15.5 °C	-0.1 °C	3 mm	-10 mm
Mar	21.8 °C	+1.3 °C	19 mm	+2 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+5.0 °C	4 mm	-10 mm
May	36.6 °C	+4.8 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Jun	38.6 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	40.7 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Aug	38.8 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	36.4 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+3.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Nov	22.2 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Dec	15.7 °C	+1.7 °C	33 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

46.1 °C

3 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-4.0 °C

26 Feb 2025

Wettest day

17.5 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

32.5 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

3 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.7 °C

26 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

6.9 cm

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ardakān?

Ardakān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardakān?

The hottest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2025, reaching 46.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ardakān?

The coldest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1972, at -14.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ardakān?

Yes. Ardakān gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.

Has the climate of Ardakān warmed?

Yes: Ardakān warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ardakān?

The wettest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1977, with 29 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ardakān?

The windiest day measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1965, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ardakān?

The warmest month in Ardakān is July (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ardakān?

Ardakān receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ardakān?

Ardakān gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardakān?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardakān between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2014, with 10.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ardakān?

Yes: Ardakān has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardakān?

In Ardakān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 1 July 1978, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 3 February 1972.

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