Meshkīn Dasht climate — normals and trends
Meshkīn Dasht (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 267 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Meshkīn Dasht averages 95 frost days, 95 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Meshkīn Dasht has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 16 July 1995) and the coldest -23.7 °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
Meshkīn DashtTehran
- coords
- 35.75°, 50.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
267mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
95 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.9 °C
16 July 1995
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
36 mm
29 January 2013
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
7 April 1964
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
7 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
27 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
2 January 1985
Sunniest day
13.6 h
3 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 1 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 34 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meshkīn Dasht?
Meshkīn Dasht has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 267 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meshkīn Dasht?
The hottest day measured in Meshkīn Dasht between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1995, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meshkīn Dasht?
The coldest day measured in Meshkīn Dasht between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Meshkīn Dasht?
Yes. Meshkīn Dasht gets on average 42.5 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Meshkīn Dasht warmed?
Yes: Meshkīn Dasht warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meshkīn Dasht?
The wettest day measured in Meshkīn Dasht between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2013, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meshkīn Dasht?
The windiest day measured in Meshkīn Dasht between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1964, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meshkīn Dasht?
The warmest month in Meshkīn Dasht is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Meshkīn Dasht?
Meshkīn Dasht receives on average 267 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meshkīn Dasht?
Meshkīn Dasht 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 Meshkīn Dasht?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meshkīn Dasht between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1985, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meshkīn Dasht?
Yes: Meshkīn Dasht has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meshkīn Dasht?
In Meshkīn Dasht, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 27 July 2024, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 20 January 1964.
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