Kīsh climate — normals and trends
Kīsh (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 140 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 August (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kīsh averages 0 frost days, 150 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Kīsh has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 14 August 1998) and the coldest 8.9 °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
KīshHormozgan
- coords
- 26.56°, 54.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
26.0°C
Annual rainfall
140mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
150 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
316 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.0 °C
14 August 1998
Coldest day
8.9 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
145 mm
25 November 1947
Windiest day
59.7 km/h
1 March 1959
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
19 January 1964
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
18 August 1953
Coldest feels-like
-0.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 21.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 161 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kīsh?
Kīsh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 140 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kīsh?
The hottest day measured in Kīsh between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1998, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kīsh?
The coldest day measured in Kīsh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kīsh?
Almost never: Kīsh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kīsh warmed?
Yes: Kīsh warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kīsh?
The wettest day measured in Kīsh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1947, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kīsh?
The windiest day measured in Kīsh between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1959, with winds reaching 59.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kīsh?
The warmest month in Kīsh is August (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kīsh?
Kīsh receives on average 140 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kīsh?
Kīsh gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kīsh?
Yes: Kīsh has on average 316 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kīsh?
In Kīsh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 18 August 1953, and the lowest was -0.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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