Dārān climate — normals and trends
Dārān (Iran) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 225 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Dārān averages 140 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Dārān has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 156 to 124 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 28 July 2024) and the coldest -27.3 °C (on 28 January 1983).
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
DārānIsfahan
- coords
- 32.99°, 50.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
225mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
140 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
36.1 °C
28 July 2024
Coldest day
-27.3 °C
28 January 1983
Wettest day
58 mm
9 February 2006
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
18 April 1958
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
13 April 2023
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
28 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
28 January 1983
Snowiest day
33.4 cm
4 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.3 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 23 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 61 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 40 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 56 mm | +25 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dārān?
Dārān has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 225 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dārān?
The hottest day measured in Dārān between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2024, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dārān?
The coldest day measured in Dārān between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1983, at -27.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dārān?
Yes. Dārān gets on average 86.5 cm of snow per year and has around 140 frost days.
Has the climate of Dārān warmed?
Yes: Dārān warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dārān?
The wettest day measured in Dārān between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2006, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dārān?
The windiest day measured in Dārān between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1958, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dārān?
The warmest month in Dārān is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dārān?
Dārān receives on average 225 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dārān?
Dārān gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dārān?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dārān between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1989, with 33.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dārān?
Yes: Dārān has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dārān?
In Dārān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 28 July 2024, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 28 January 1983.
Compare Dārān with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Dārān