Kerman climate — normals and trends
Kerman (Iran) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 113 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kerman averages 64 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 28 rainy days per year.
Kerman has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 1 July 1953) and the coldest -18.2 °C (on 22 December 1944).
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
KermanKerman
- coords
- 30.28°, 57.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
113mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
28 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.1 °C
1 July 1953
Coldest day
-18.2 °C
22 December 1944
Wettest day
35 mm
5 February 1993
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
10 April 1955
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
13 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
3 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.3 °C
22 December 1944
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
19 December 2025
Sunniest day
13.5 h
3 June 2025
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 | 9.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kerman?
Kerman has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 113 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kerman?
The hottest day measured in Kerman between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1953, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kerman?
The coldest day measured in Kerman between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1944, at -18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kerman?
Yes. Kerman gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Kerman warmed?
Yes: Kerman warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kerman?
The wettest day measured in Kerman between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1993, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kerman?
The windiest day measured in Kerman between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1955, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kerman?
The warmest month in Kerman is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kerman?
Kerman receives on average 113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 28 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kerman?
Kerman 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 Kerman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kerman between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2025, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kerman?
Yes: Kerman has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kerman?
In Kerman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 3 July 2025, and the lowest was -23.3 °C on 22 December 1944.
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