Makū climate — normals and trends
Makū (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 237 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 (34.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Makū averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Makū 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 47.3 °C (on 30 May 2009) and the coldest -2.6 °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
MakūBushehr
- coords
- 27.85°, 52.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
237mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
190 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
47.3 °C
30 May 2009
Coldest day
-2.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
131 mm
16 December 1964
Windiest day
24.3 km/h
9 June 1941
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
30 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
11 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
10 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 April 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 | 21.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -59 mm |
| Feb | 20.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 40 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 25.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 40.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 39.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 37.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 186 mm | +120 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makū?
Makū has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 237 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makū?
The hottest day measured in Makū between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2009, reaching 47.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makū?
The coldest day measured in Makū between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Makū?
Almost never: Makū sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Makū warmed?
Yes: Makū warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makū?
The wettest day measured in Makū between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1964, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makū?
The windiest day measured in Makū between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1941, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makū?
The warmest month in Makū is July (34.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Makū?
Makū receives on average 237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makū?
Makū 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 Makū?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makū between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1949, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makū?
Yes: Makū has on average 190 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makū?
In Makū, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 11 August 2022, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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