Mahabad climate — normals and trends
Mahabad (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 346 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mahabad averages 107 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Mahabad has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 12 July 2018) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 24 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
MahabadWest Azerbaijan Province
- coords
- 36.76°, 45.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
346mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
107 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
41.0 °C
12 July 2018
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
24 January 1964
Wettest day
49 mm
1 April 1969
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
3 April 2004
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
11 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
27 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
24 January 1964
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
20 December 2002
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
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 | 5.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 34 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 24 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 36.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 91 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahabad?
Mahabad has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 346 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahabad?
The hottest day measured in Mahabad between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2018, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahabad?
The coldest day measured in Mahabad between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1964, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mahabad?
Yes. Mahabad gets on average 81.0 cm of snow per year and has around 107 frost days.
Has the climate of Mahabad warmed?
Yes: Mahabad warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahabad?
The wettest day measured in Mahabad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1969, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahabad?
The windiest day measured in Mahabad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2004, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahabad?
The warmest month in Mahabad is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahabad?
Mahabad receives on average 346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahabad?
Mahabad gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mahabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mahabad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2002, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mahabad?
Yes: Mahabad has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahabad?
In Mahabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 27 July 2018, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 24 January 1964.
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