Hendījān climate — normals and trends
Hendījān (Iran) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 300 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 (37.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Hendījān averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Hendījān has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.4 °C (on 2 July 2021) and the coldest -3.8 °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
HendījānKhuzestan
- coords
- 30.24°, 49.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
300mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
18.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
187 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
51.4 °C
2 July 2021
Coldest day
-3.8 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
130 mm
25 November 2014
Windiest day
55.0 km/h
16 February 1949
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
29 March 2006
Hottest feels-like
52.6 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
19 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
26 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 10 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 43.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 45.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 46.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 45.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 43.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 37.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 189 mm | +107 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hendījān?
Hendījān has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hendījān?
The hottest day measured in Hendījān between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2021, reaching 51.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hendījān?
The coldest day measured in Hendījān between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hendījān?
Almost never: Hendījān sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hendījān warmed?
Yes: Hendījān warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hendījān?
The wettest day measured in Hendījān between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2014, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hendījān?
The windiest day measured in Hendījān between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1949, with winds reaching 55.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hendījān?
The warmest month in Hendījān is July (37.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hendījān?
Hendījān receives on average 300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hendījān?
Hendījān gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hendījān?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hendījān between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hendījān?
Yes: Hendījān has on average 187 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hendījān?
In Hendījān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.6 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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