Marand climate — normals and trends
Marand (Iran) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 675 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Marand averages 127 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Marand has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 143 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 3 August 2025) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 13 January 1940).
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
MarandEast Azerbaijan Province
- coords
- 38.43°, 45.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
36.5 °C
3 August 2025
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
13 January 1940
Wettest day
41 mm
15 June 1969
Windiest day
33.4 km/h
21 April 2015
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
21 April 2015
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
12 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
13 January 1940
Snowiest day
27.1 cm
18 November 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 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 | 2.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 7 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 47 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +6.1 °C | 29 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 78 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 76 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 13 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 61 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marand?
Marand has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marand?
The hottest day measured in Marand between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2025, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marand?
The coldest day measured in Marand between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1940, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Marand?
Yes. Marand gets on average 126.4 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Marand warmed?
Yes: Marand warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marand?
The wettest day measured in Marand between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1969, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marand?
The windiest day measured in Marand between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 2015, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marand?
The warmest month in Marand is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Marand?
Marand receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marand?
Marand 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 Marand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marand between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2001, with 27.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Marand?
Yes: Marand has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marand?
In Marand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 12 July 2018, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 13 January 1940.
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