Khonj climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Khonj?

Khonj has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 203 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khonj?

The hottest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2018, reaching 46.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Khonj?

The coldest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, at -8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Khonj?

Almost never: Khonj sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Khonj warmed?

Yes: Khonj warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Khonj?

The wettest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2022, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Khonj?

The windiest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1945, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Khonj?

The warmest month in Khonj is July (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Khonj?

Khonj receives on average 203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 25 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Khonj?

Khonj gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Khonj (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 203 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 (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Khonj averages 2 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 25 rainy days per year.

Khonj 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 46.9 °C (on 7 June 2018) and the coldest -8.3 °C (on 11 January 1949).

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

KhonjFars

coords: 27.89°, 53.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

23.4°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

203mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

38%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

23.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

190 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

25 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

14.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

148 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.9 °C

7 June 2018

Coldest day

-8.3 °C

11 January 1949

Wettest day

90 mm

2 January 2022

Windiest day

31.7 km/h

17 May 1945

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

24 March 1960

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

7 June 2018

Coldest feels-like

-12.4 °C

11 January 1949

Snowiest day

5.9 cm

10 January 1949

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	45.2 °C21 July 2025	-1.5 °C4 January 2025	25.1 °C	214 mm	218	3
2024	45.7 °C17 July 2024	1.5 °C20 December 2024	25.1 °C	177 mm	199	0
2023	45.2 °C5 July 2023	3.1 °C18 December 2023	25.3 °C	147 mm	198	0
2022	44.7 °C26 June 2022	-0.7 °C22 January 2022	25.2 °C	197 mm	225	1
2021	46.3 °C6 June 2021	-1.9 °C8 January 2021	25.7 °C	51 mm	221	4
2020	45.0 °C5 June 2020	-0.9 °C13 February 2020	24.1 °C	235 mm	196	2
2019	45.6 °C6 July 2019	0.9 °C20 January 2019	24.2 °C	404 mm	189	0
2018	46.9 °C7 June 2018	0.5 °C11 January 2018	25.2 °C	86 mm	202	0
2017	44.9 °C27 June 2017	-1.9 °C4 February 2017	24.5 °C	488 mm	206	3
2016	43.5 °C22 July 2016	1.2 °C13 December 2016	24.7 °C	91 mm	193	0
2015	44.3 °C6 July 2015	0.7 °C23 February 2015	24.7 °C	237 mm	205	0
2014	44.0 °C3 August 2014	2.4 °C4 January 2014	24.0 °C	192 mm	198	0
2013	44.2 °C17 July 2013	-2.1 °C17 January 2013	24.2 °C	132 mm	184	3
2012	45.2 °C4 July 2012	-3.2 °C22 January 2012	24.3 °C	120 mm	191	3
2011	44.4 °C18 June 2011	0.7 °C13 January 2011	24.4 °C	230 mm	189	0
2010	44.5 °C6 July 2010	-0.3 °C30 December 2010	25.1 °C	32 mm	209	2
2009	44.6 °C30 May 2009	-0.7 °C16 January 2009	24.4 °C	206 mm	188	2
2008	44.3 °C12 July 2008	-1.8 °C6 February 2008	24.4 °C	134 mm	214	9
2007	45.4 °C14 June 2007	-0.4 °C4 January 2007	24.1 °C	116 mm	203	4
2006	43.8 °C26 July 2006	-1.9 °C2 January 2006	24.0 °C	230 mm	202	3
2005	44.5 °C25 June 2005	-0.2 °C11 February 2005	23.7 °C	146 mm	203	1
2004	43.6 °C5 July 2004	-0.7 °C30 December 2004	24.0 °C	224 mm	193	1
2003	44.2 °C4 July 2003	2.9 °C21 January 2003	23.9 °C	227 mm	199	0
2002	45.0 °C4 July 2002	0.9 °C26 January 2002	24.0 °C	167 mm	190	0
2001	43.5 °C3 August 2001	-0.5 °C29 January 2001	24.7 °C	46 mm	215	1
2000	44.3 °C30 June 2000	1.3 °C4 February 2000	24.1 °C	171 mm	213	0
1999	43.6 °C19 July 1999	1.3 °C5 January 1999	24.4 °C	199 mm	205	0
1998	43.9 °C12 July 1998	-1.1 °C15 January 1998	24.3 °C	232 mm	200	3
1997	44.1 °C10 July 1997	1.8 °C8 February 1997	22.7 °C	334 mm	172	0
1996	43.0 °C31 July 1996	0.4 °C15 January 1996	23.1 °C	329 mm	184	0
1995	44.1 °C8 August 1995	2.4 °C2 January 1995	23.2 °C	324 mm	180	0
1994	43.3 °C9 August 1994	0.1 °C27 December 1994	23.3 °C	142 mm	179	0
1993	43.0 °C8 July 1993	-1.0 °C16 January 1993	23.2 °C	308 mm	183	4
1992	41.7 °C17 July 1992	-2.3 °C6 January 1992	21.6 °C	366 mm	172	13
1991	44.5 °C10 August 1991	-0.8 °C7 January 1991	23.0 °C	347 mm	189	2
1990	44.4 °C19 June 1990	-3.4 °C21 January 1990	23.8 °C	93 mm	197	3
1989	43.6 °C27 June 1989	-2.2 °C19 January 1989	23.2 °C	161 mm	191	4
1988	45.3 °C14 July 1988	0.0 °C20 January 1988	23.8 °C	226 mm	201	0
1987	43.9 °C11 July 1987	2.0 °C13 January 1987	24.1 °C	83 mm	186	0
1986	43.4 °C18 July 1986	-1.3 °C22 January 1986	22.9 °C	204 mm	185	1
1985	43.8 °C14 July 1985	1.4 °C8 February 1985	23.5 °C	134 mm	193	0
1984	43.0 °C11 June 1984	0.6 °C31 January 1984	23.3 °C	125 mm	193	0
1983	44.0 °C23 July 1983	-1.1 °C1 February 1983	22.7 °C	119 mm	175	5
1982	43.4 °C9 June 1982	-0.4 °C9 December 1982	22.0 °C	303 mm	178	2
1981	44.4 °C14 July 1981	1.3 °C3 February 1981	23.4 °C	124 mm	186	0
1980	43.6 °C7 June 1980	-0.9 °C18 January 1980	23.3 °C	258 mm	191	6
1979	43.3 °C12 July 1979	1.0 °C28 January 1979	23.2 °C	317 mm	194	0
1978	43.6 °C9 June 1978	1.4 °C18 January 1978	23.5 °C	108 mm	198	0
1977	44.4 °C15 July 1977	-0.7 °C10 January 1977	23.7 °C	229 mm	195	2
1976	43.1 °C31 July 1976	-0.5 °C4 January 1976	22.4 °C	334 mm	177	2
1975	43.4 °C13 July 1975	-0.9 °C13 February 1975	22.7 °C	126 mm	174	3
1974	42.2 °C24 July 1974	-1.2 °C26 January 1974	22.5 °C	294 mm	179	1
1973	43.5 °C21 June 1973	-5.0 °C7 January 1973	23.3 °C	62 mm	192	9
1972	42.8 °C25 July 1972	-4.8 °C27 December 1972	21.7 °C	355 mm	171	4
1971	43.1 °C2 July 1971	-0.7 °C3 February 1971	22.9 °C	103 mm	184	1
1970	43.4 °C27 June 1970	-1.2 °C17 December 1970	23.6 °C	107 mm	201	4
1969	43.4 °C17 July 1969	-0.9 °C1 February 1969	23.0 °C	210 mm	191	1
1968	43.4 °C4 July 1968	-0.6 °C6 February 1968	22.4 °C	227 mm	173	1
1967	44.6 °C14 July 1967	-2.0 °C26 December 1967	22.7 °C	65 mm	172	4
1966	43.2 °C15 June 1966	2.4 °C28 November 1966	23.6 °C	67 mm	179	0
1965	44.8 °C15 July 1965	-0.7 °C23 December 1965	23.0 °C	187 mm	179	2
1964	44.7 °C6 July 1964	-6.9 °C20 January 1964	22.7 °C	326 mm	175	11
1963	43.9 °C20 July 1963	-1.3 °C28 December 1963	23.3 °C	167 mm	173	2
1962	43.2 °C9 July 1962	1.5 °C26 January 1962	23.4 °C	67 mm	183	0
1961	43.9 °C20 July 1961	1.2 °C8 January 1961	22.8 °C	186 mm	175	0
1960	45.2 °C25 June 1960	1.5 °C29 January 1960	23.3 °C	150 mm	177	0
1959	44.4 °C9 August 1959	-1.9 °C16 December 1959	22.9 °C	216 mm	205	2
1958	42.6 °C2 July 1958	-0.2 °C5 February 1958	23.4 °C	145 mm	204	1
1957	43.8 °C20 July 1957	-1.8 °C8 February 1957	21.5 °C	432 mm	166	10
1956	43.0 °C1 July 1956	-1.1 °C18 January 1956	22.9 °C	175 mm	181	2
1955	43.9 °C3 August 1955	2.2 °C10 January 1955	22.5 °C	302 mm	168	0
1954	43.7 °C2 June 1954	0.5 °C7 January 1954	22.6 °C	392 mm	176	0
1953	44.5 °C22 June 1953	-0.4 °C23 December 1953	22.8 °C	471 mm	186	1
1952	44.2 °C7 July 1952	-0.1 °C14 February 1952	22.9 °C	202 mm	180	1
1951	43.4 °C12 July 1951	0.5 °C12 January 1951	23.0 °C	459 mm	177	0
1950	42.9 °C6 July 1950	-5.7 °C29 January 1950	22.7 °C	226 mm	180	12
1949	44.3 °C7 July 1949	-8.3 °C11 January 1949	22.2 °C	414 mm	184	15
1948	43.7 °C14 July 1948	-1.1 °C31 December 1948	22.4 °C	365 mm	162	2
1947	44.7 °C15 July 1947	0.3 °C29 December 1947	23.3 °C	288 mm	194	0
1946	43.7 °C16 July 1946	-0.3 °C14 January 1946	23.3 °C	88 mm	203	1
1945	43.0 °C25 June 1945	-1.4 °C29 January 1945	23.3 °C	89 mm	193	3
1944	43.4 °C3 June 1944	-1.1 °C21 December 1944	23.7 °C	125 mm	200	3
1943	42.4 °C4 August 1943	-0.9 °C5 February 1943	23.4 °C	146 mm	184	1
1942	44.9 °C2 July 1942	-2.7 °C8 January 1942	24.4 °C	70 mm	203	6
1941	44.4 °C11 July 1941	1.0 °C6 January 1941	24.1 °C	17 mm	187	0
1940	43.5 °C14 June 1940	-0.8 °C17 January 1940	23.2 °C	50 mm	189	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.8 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

218 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Annual rainfall

214 mm

+11 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.1 °C	+2.8 °C	3 mm	-51 mm
Feb	18.5 °C	-0.1 °C	40 mm	+3 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+1.0 °C	33 mm	-2 mm
Apr	35.0 °C	+5.8 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
May	39.6 °C	+3.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Jun	41.5 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	42.4 °C	+1.6 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Aug	41.5 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Sep	39.0 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	33.1 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Dec	19.3 °C	+0.8 °C	136 mm	+92 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.2 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-1.5 °C

4 Jan 2025

Wettest day

47.3 mm

16 Dec 2025

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

6 May 2025

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

6 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

4 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Khonj?

Khonj has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 203 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khonj?

The hottest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2018, reaching 46.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Khonj?

The coldest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, at -8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Khonj?

Almost never: Khonj sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Khonj warmed?

Yes: Khonj warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Khonj?

The wettest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2022, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Khonj?

The windiest day measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1945, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Khonj?

The warmest month in Khonj is July (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Khonj?

Khonj receives on average 203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 25 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Khonj?

Khonj 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 Khonj?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khonj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1949, with 5.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Khonj?

Yes: Khonj has on average 148 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khonj?

In Khonj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 7 June 2018, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 11 January 1949.

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