Jīroft climate — normals and trends
Jīroft (Iran) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 222 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Jīroft averages 6 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
Jīroft 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 42.6 °C (on 14 June 2021) and the coldest -14.1 °C (on 27 December 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
JīroftKerman
- coords
- 28.68°, 57.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
222mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
154 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.2 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
42.6 °C
14 June 2021
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
27 December 1972
Wettest day
97 mm
5 February 1993
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
2 March 2009
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
6 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
11 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
27 December 1972
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
11 March 2015
Sunniest day
13.4 h
3 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 16.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 37.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 38.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 37.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 153 mm | +120 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jīroft?
Jīroft has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 222 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jīroft?
The hottest day measured in Jīroft between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2021, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jīroft?
The coldest day measured in Jīroft between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1972, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Jīroft?
Yes. Jīroft gets on average 3.2 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Jīroft warmed?
Yes: Jīroft warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jīroft?
The wettest day measured in Jīroft between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1993, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jīroft?
The windiest day measured in Jīroft between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2009, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jīroft?
The warmest month in Jīroft is July (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Jīroft?
Jīroft receives on average 222 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jīroft?
Jīroft gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jīroft?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jīroft between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2015, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jīroft?
Yes: Jīroft has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jīroft?
In Jīroft, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 11 July 1998, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 27 December 1972.
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