Dargaz climate — normals and trends
Dargaz (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 398 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Dargaz averages 67 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Dargaz has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 81 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 6 July 2021) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 3 February 2014).
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
DargazRazavi Khorasan
- coords
- 37.44°, 59.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
398mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
42.5 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
3 February 2014
Wettest day
44 mm
17 March 2022
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
2 December 2016
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
23 December 1975
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
2 February 2014
Snowiest day
19.6 cm
1 March 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 72 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 28 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 4 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 18 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dargaz?
Dargaz has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 398 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dargaz?
The hottest day measured in Dargaz between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2021, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dargaz?
The coldest day measured in Dargaz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2014, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Dargaz?
Yes. Dargaz gets on average 56.3 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Dargaz warmed?
Yes: Dargaz warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dargaz?
The wettest day measured in Dargaz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2022, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dargaz?
The windiest day measured in Dargaz between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2016, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dargaz?
The warmest month in Dargaz is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dargaz?
Dargaz receives on average 398 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dargaz?
Dargaz gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dargaz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dargaz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1948, with 19.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dargaz?
Yes: Dargaz has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dargaz?
In Dargaz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 6 July 2021, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 2 February 2014.
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