Mashhad climate — normals and trends
Mashhad (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 278 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mashhad averages 105 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Mashhad has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 3 July 1958) and the coldest -23.8 °C (on 26 January 1973).
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
MashhadRazavi Khorasan
- coords
- 36.30°, 59.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
278mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
39.9 °C
3 July 1958
Coldest day
-23.8 °C
26 January 1973
Wettest day
36 mm
12 April 1974
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
17 March 1948
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
17 March 1948
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
21 January 1964
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
7 March 2013
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 42 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 53 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mashhad?
Mashhad has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 278 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mashhad?
The hottest day measured in Mashhad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1958, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mashhad?
The coldest day measured in Mashhad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1973, at -23.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mashhad?
Yes. Mashhad gets on average 63.6 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Mashhad warmed?
Yes: Mashhad warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mashhad?
The wettest day measured in Mashhad between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1974, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mashhad?
The windiest day measured in Mashhad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1948, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mashhad?
The warmest month in Mashhad is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mashhad?
Mashhad receives on average 278 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mashhad?
Mashhad 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 Mashhad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mashhad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2013, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mashhad?
Yes: Mashhad has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mashhad?
In Mashhad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 6 July 1998, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 21 January 1964.
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