Ferdows climate — normals and trends
Ferdows (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 196 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ferdows averages 54 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Ferdows 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 66 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -19.0 °C (on 1 February 1972).
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
FerdowsSouth Khorasan Province
- coords
- 34.02°, 58.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
196mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
42.4 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
1 February 1972
Wettest day
31 mm
3 December 1986
Windiest day
48.9 km/h
28 March 1981
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
16 March 1984
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
15 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
1 February 1972
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
29 January 1972
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +6.4 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 65 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ferdows?
Ferdows has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 196 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ferdows?
The hottest day measured in Ferdows between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ferdows?
The coldest day measured in Ferdows between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1972, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ferdows?
Yes. Ferdows gets on average 12.3 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Ferdows warmed?
Yes: Ferdows warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ferdows?
The wettest day measured in Ferdows between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1986, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ferdows?
The windiest day measured in Ferdows between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1981, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ferdows?
The warmest month in Ferdows is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ferdows?
Ferdows receives on average 196 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ferdows?
Ferdows gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ferdows?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ferdows between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1972, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ferdows?
Yes: Ferdows has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ferdows?
In Ferdows, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 15 August 2024, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 1 February 1972.
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