Gonābād climate — normals and trends
Gonābād (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 234 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 (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gonābād averages 52 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Gonābād has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 16 June 1953) and the coldest -17.7 °C (on 8 January 2008).
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
GonābādRazavi Khorasan
- coords
- 34.35°, 58.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
234mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
42.7 °C
16 June 1953
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
8 January 2008
Wettest day
43 mm
23 March 2020
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
17 March 1948
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
19 March 1980
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
22 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
8 January 2008
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
24 January 1980
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 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 | 9.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 11.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 68 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +6.5 °C | 10 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 61 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gonābād?
Gonābād has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 234 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gonābād?
The hottest day measured in Gonābād between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1953, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gonābād?
The coldest day measured in Gonābād between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2008, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gonābād?
Yes. Gonābād gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Gonābād warmed?
Yes: Gonābād warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gonābād?
The wettest day measured in Gonābād between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2020, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gonābād?
The windiest day measured in Gonābād between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1948, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gonābād?
The warmest month in Gonābād is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gonābād?
Gonābād receives on average 234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gonābād?
Gonābād 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 Gonābād?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gonābād between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1980, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gonābād?
Yes: Gonābād has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gonābād?
In Gonābād, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 22 June 2005, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 8 January 2008.
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