Farrokh Shahr climate — normals and trends
Farrokh Shahr (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 207 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Farrokh Shahr averages 132 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
Farrokh Shahr has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 6 July 2025) and the coldest -33.7 °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
Farrokh ShahrChaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
- coords
- 32.27°, 50.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
207mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
0.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.3 °C
6 July 2025
Coldest day
-33.7 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
66 mm
9 February 2006
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
6 May 1972
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
6 May 1972
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
28 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-39.2 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
37.4 cm
20 December 1986
Sunniest day
13.2 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 36 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 58 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 80 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Farrokh Shahr?
Farrokh Shahr has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 207 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Farrokh Shahr?
The hottest day measured in Farrokh Shahr between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2025, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Farrokh Shahr?
The coldest day measured in Farrokh Shahr between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -33.7 °C.
Does it snow in Farrokh Shahr?
Yes. Farrokh Shahr gets on average 73.6 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Farrokh Shahr warmed?
Yes: Farrokh Shahr warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Farrokh Shahr?
The wettest day measured in Farrokh Shahr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2006, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Farrokh Shahr?
The windiest day measured in Farrokh Shahr between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1972, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Farrokh Shahr?
The warmest month in Farrokh Shahr is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Farrokh Shahr?
Farrokh Shahr receives on average 207 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Farrokh Shahr?
Farrokh Shahr 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 Farrokh Shahr?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Farrokh Shahr between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1986, with 37.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Farrokh Shahr?
Yes: Farrokh Shahr has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Farrokh Shahr?
In Farrokh Shahr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 28 July 2024, and the lowest was -39.2 °C on 20 January 1964.
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