Bandar-e Kong climate — normals and trends
Bandar-e Kong (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 122 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bandar-e Kong averages 0 frost days, 158 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Bandar-e Kong has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 22 June 1969) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 20 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
Bandar-e KongHormozgan
- coords
- 26.60°, 54.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
25.9°C
Annual rainfall
122mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
158 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
37.7 °C
22 June 1969
Coldest day
8.7 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
143 mm
16 April 2024
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
19 January 1964
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
19 January 1964
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
10 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 151 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bandar-e Kong?
Bandar-e Kong has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 122 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandar-e Kong?
The hottest day measured in Bandar-e Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1969, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bandar-e Kong?
The coldest day measured in Bandar-e Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bandar-e Kong?
Almost never: Bandar-e Kong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bandar-e Kong warmed?
Yes: Bandar-e Kong warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bandar-e Kong?
The wettest day measured in Bandar-e Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bandar-e Kong?
The windiest day measured in Bandar-e Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bandar-e Kong?
The warmest month in Bandar-e Kong is August (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bandar-e Kong?
Bandar-e Kong receives on average 122 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bandar-e Kong?
Bandar-e Kong gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bandar-e Kong?
Yes: Bandar-e Kong has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bandar-e Kong?
In Bandar-e Kong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 10 August 1998, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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