Bāfq climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bāfq?

Bāfq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 45.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bāfq?

The coldest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1996, at -14.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bāfq?

Yes. Bāfq gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Bāfq warmed?

Yes: Bāfq warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bāfq?

The wettest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1986, with 29 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bāfq?

The windiest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2020, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bāfq?

The warmest month in Bāfq is July (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bāfq?

Bāfq receives on average 85 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bāfq?

Bāfq gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bāfq (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 85 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Bāfq averages 37 frost days, 149 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.

Bāfq has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 29 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -14.8 °C (on 16 January 1996).

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

BāfqYazd Province

coords: 31.60°, 55.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

12.0°C

Annual rainfall

85mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

29%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

25.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

37 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

21 d/yr

Annual snowfall

3.5 cm

Average feels-like high

22.8 °C

Average feels-like low

8.7 °C

Average peak gust

32.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

88 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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

45.3 °C

2 July 2025

Coldest day

-14.8 °C

16 January 1996

Wettest day

29 mm

26 March 1986

Windiest day

51.7 km/h

26 February 2020

Strongest gust

106.2 km/h

26 February 2020

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

5 August 2024

Coldest feels-like

-19.2 °C

17 January 2008

Snowiest day

6.5 cm

19 December 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

8 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	45.3 °C2 July 2025	-5.0 °C23 January 2025	20.9 °C	71 mm	191	37
2024	45.0 °C27 July 2024	-6.5 °C16 December 2024	21.0 °C	122 mm	162	29
2023	43.5 °C29 June 2023	-5.5 °C14 January 2023	21.2 °C	85 mm	164	25
2022	43.7 °C3 July 2022	-5.9 °C22 January 2022	21.0 °C	54 mm	180	17
2021	43.7 °C12 July 2021	-8.0 °C9 January 2021	21.1 °C	31 mm	175	31
2020	43.6 °C22 August 2020	-6.3 °C27 December 2020	19.8 °C	114 mm	154	26
2019	44.2 °C6 August 2019	-3.6 °C21 January 2019	20.5 °C	103 mm	154	18
2018	41.7 °C23 June 2018	-5.4 °C30 January 2018	20.8 °C	66 mm	150	20
2017	42.9 °C22 June 2017	-7.7 °C4 February 2017	20.3 °C	95 mm	174	31
2016	42.7 °C12 July 2016	-5.1 °C25 November 2016	20.8 °C	27 mm	158	33
2015	41.8 °C22 June 2015	-6.4 °C12 December 2015	20.4 °C	91 mm	166	31
2014	42.7 °C7 August 2014	-11.4 °C7 February 2014	19.7 °C	78 mm	160	47
2013	43.0 °C23 July 2013	-8.6 °C31 December 2013	20.4 °C	45 mm	153	31
2012	43.1 °C13 July 2012	-7.1 °C22 February 2012	19.2 °C	103 mm	151	49
2011	43.1 °C1 July 2011	-7.1 °C14 January 2011	20.0 °C	70 mm	169	49
2010	43.6 °C19 July 2010	-8.5 °C29 December 2010	20.6 °C	15 mm	169	40
2009	42.4 °C1 August 2009	-6.6 °C15 January 2009	20.2 °C	90 mm	153	23
2008	42.2 °C11 July 2008	-14.7 °C17 January 2008	19.6 °C	48 mm	177	50
2007	42.4 °C20 June 2007	-8.9 °C29 December 2007	19.6 °C	66 mm	148	35
2006	42.8 °C30 July 2006	-10.3 °C2 January 2006	20.0 °C	90 mm	167	38
2005	42.7 °C23 June 2005	-5.7 °C30 December 2005	19.9 °C	48 mm	168	27
2004	42.5 °C16 August 2004	-4.5 °C30 December 2004	20.1 °C	138 mm	151	21
2003	43.3 °C31 July 2003	-10.5 °C14 December 2003	20.2 °C	60 mm	146	24
2002	40.7 °C16 July 2002	-4.6 °C5 February 2002	20.2 °C	65 mm	165	28
2001	43.5 °C11 July 2001	-7.6 °C29 January 2001	20.5 °C	67 mm	164	23
2000	41.3 °C29 June 2000	-5.5 °C15 January 2000	19.8 °C	72 mm	170	34
1999	42.7 °C6 July 1999	-8.0 °C4 January 1999	19.8 °C	120 mm	157	22
1998	44.0 °C9 July 1998	-5.7 °C24 February 1998	20.1 °C	80 mm	163	15
1997	42.8 °C24 July 1997	-8.7 °C8 February 1997	19.3 °C	89 mm	140	23
1996	40.2 °C4 June 1996	-14.8 °C16 January 1996	18.6 °C	122 mm	143	26
1995	42.7 °C11 July 1995	-4.4 °C28 November 1995	18.9 °C	164 mm	142	25
1994	41.4 °C3 August 1994	-8.2 °C9 December 1994	19.6 °C	55 mm	130	34
1993	41.7 °C21 June 1993	-8.2 °C16 January 1993	18.9 °C	103 mm	150	22
1992	40.7 °C25 June 1992	-8.0 °C29 January 1992	18.0 °C	89 mm	121	31
1991	42.4 °C10 July 1991	-5.7 °C14 February 1991	19.2 °C	104 mm	138	33
1990	41.9 °C29 June 1990	-11.4 °C27 January 1990	19.2 °C	78 mm	164	38
1989	42.2 °C9 July 1989	-7.4 °C6 February 1989	18.8 °C	55 mm	149	58
1988	40.8 °C3 July 1988	-6.1 °C25 December 1988	19.5 °C	113 mm	143	25
1987	39.5 °C7 July 1987	-4.5 °C2 December 1987	19.3 °C	33 mm	157	21
1986	38.9 °C28 June 1986	-7.2 °C12 December 1986	17.4 °C	202 mm	132	51
1985	41.4 °C27 July 1985	-4.1 °C11 March 1985	18.7 °C	62 mm	140	39
1984	39.7 °C16 August 1984	-8.8 °C19 February 1984	17.8 °C	86 mm	125	57
1983	41.3 °C27 July 1983	-8.8 °C22 December 1983	18.5 °C	114 mm	148	53
1982	41.3 °C3 August 1982	-6.4 °C20 February 1982	17.9 °C	109 mm	141	64
1981	40.7 °C5 July 1981	-4.8 °C4 February 1981	18.9 °C	97 mm	136	25
1980	41.5 °C22 June 1980	-8.8 °C2 February 1980	19.5 °C	72 mm	164	36
1979	41.7 °C9 July 1979	-7.6 °C28 January 1979	18.5 °C	88 mm	149	43
1978	43.4 °C2 July 1978	-6.5 °C16 January 1978	19.2 °C	101 mm	150	34
1977	43.7 °C1 July 1977	-8.5 °C23 January 1977	19.8 °C	115 mm	160	32
1976	41.3 °C3 July 1976	-6.4 °C19 February 1976	18.4 °C	121 mm	151	49
1975	41.1 °C19 July 1975	-7.7 °C26 December 1975	18.5 °C	68 mm	150	43
1974	41.3 °C5 July 1974	-5.9 °C4 February 1974	18.5 °C	84 mm	143	53
1973	42.8 °C10 July 1973	-9.8 °C19 January 1973	19.4 °C	53 mm	162	48
1972	42.0 °C5 July 1972	-13.5 °C2 February 1972	17.6 °C	144 mm	126	64
1971	40.5 °C26 June 1971	-9.1 °C27 January 1971	19.3 °C	75 mm	144	44
1970	42.2 °C7 August 1970	-6.1 °C16 December 1970	19.8 °C	62 mm	157	43
1969	42.1 °C21 July 1969	-6.3 °C2 January 1969	19.0 °C	53 mm	149	51
1968	41.5 °C6 July 1968	-7.6 °C20 January 1968	18.7 °C	93 mm	138	37
1967	42.8 °C9 July 1967	-9.9 °C26 December 1967	18.5 °C	65 mm	137	47
1966	41.5 °C23 July 1966	-5.4 °C26 November 1966	19.3 °C	77 mm	148	20
1965	41.0 °C14 July 1965	-7.7 °C23 December 1965	19.0 °C	82 mm	147	28
1964	41.8 °C10 July 1964	-12.1 °C21 January 1964	18.2 °C	89 mm	140	59
1963	40.5 °C16 July 1963	-12.3 °C29 December 1963	19.5 °C	60 mm	136	23
1962	38.2 °C29 June 1962	-5.0 °C20 January 1962	18.2 °C	40 mm	122	39
1961	40.8 °C12 July 1961	-8.4 °C1 February 1961	18.2 °C	113 mm	148	48
1960	41.9 °C6 July 1960	-7.1 °C29 January 1960	18.9 °C	77 mm	141	30
1959	40.8 °C26 June 1959	-7.8 °C16 December 1959	19.1 °C	97 mm	160	58
1958	41.8 °C4 July 1958	-6.8 °C24 November 1958	19.3 °C	70 mm	153	35
1957	40.3 °C16 July 1957	-7.3 °C26 January 1957	17.0 °C	153 mm	123	50
1956	40.2 °C11 July 1956	-4.1 °C4 January 1956	18.4 °C	95 mm	144	38
1955	42.4 °C21 July 1955	-3.5 °C10 January 1955	19.1 °C	74 mm	127	27
1954	40.7 °C24 July 1954	-3.1 °C8 January 1954	18.6 °C	204 mm	139	21
1953	43.3 °C30 June 1953	-7.5 °C23 December 1953	18.8 °C	176 mm	147	32
1952	41.9 °C7 July 1952	-5.4 °C6 January 1952	18.5 °C	77 mm	132	34
1951	40.8 °C10 July 1951	-8.0 °C9 February 1951	19.0 °C	147 mm	151	27
1950	41.2 °C27 July 1950	-10.5 °C9 February 1950	18.3 °C	80 mm	133	47
1949	40.9 °C5 July 1949	-12.5 °C2 January 1949	17.6 °C	139 mm	154	53
1948	39.9 °C17 June 1948	-9.3 °C31 December 1948	18.2 °C	66 mm	141	49
1947	41.1 °C16 August 1947	-8.5 °C28 December 1947	18.7 °C	102 mm	128	45
1946	39.8 °C15 June 1946	-8.9 °C26 December 1946	18.3 °C	38 mm	153	65
1945	40.1 °C26 June 1945	-8.3 °C22 December 1945	18.5 °C	57 mm	136	53
1944	42.6 °C10 July 1944	-12.1 °C23 December 1944	18.7 °C	40 mm	129	49
1943	39.0 °C6 July 1943	-5.6 °C5 February 1943	18.3 °C	56 mm	133	38
1942	40.1 °C15 July 1942	-8.8 °C8 January 1942	19.4 °C	62 mm	146	33
1941	41.4 °C30 July 1941	-4.8 °C23 January 1941	19.6 °C	55 mm	144	26
1940	41.0 °C6 July 1940	-7.0 °C17 January 1940	18.3 °C	18 mm	132	52

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.9 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

191 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

37 d/yr

Annual rainfall

71 mm

-14 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.8 °C	-0.6 °C	16 mm	-2 mm
Feb	15.0 °C	-0.4 °C	11 mm	-4 mm
Mar	21.4 °C	+1.2 °C	16 mm	-1 mm
Apr	30.8 °C	+5.0 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
May	36.2 °C	+4.8 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Jun	38.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	40.0 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	37.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	35.7 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+3.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	21.2 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	15.6 °C	+1.6 °C	27 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.3 °C

2 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-5.0 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

13.5 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

40.0 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

3 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.1 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.5 cm

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bāfq?

Bāfq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bāfq?

The hottest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 45.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bāfq?

The coldest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1996, at -14.8 °C.

Does it snow in Bāfq?

Yes. Bāfq gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Has the climate of Bāfq warmed?

Yes: Bāfq warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bāfq?

The wettest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1986, with 29 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bāfq?

The windiest day measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2020, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bāfq?

The warmest month in Bāfq is July (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Bāfq?

Bāfq receives on average 85 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bāfq?

Bāfq gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bāfq?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bāfq between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2025, with 6.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Bāfq?

Yes: Bāfq has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bāfq?

In Bāfq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 5 August 2024, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 17 January 2008.

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