Nīkshahr climate — normals and trends
Nīkshahr (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 129 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 June (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Nīkshahr averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.
Nīkshahr has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.9 °C (on 29 May 2017) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 4 January 1949).
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
NīkshahrSistan and Baluchestan
- coords
- 26.23°, 60.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
129mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
20 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
193 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
47.9 °C
29 May 2017
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
92 mm
29 March 1982
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
19 March 2012
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
19 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
29 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
-8.1 °C
8 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
3 June 2025
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 | 22.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 40.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 40.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 39.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 36.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nīkshahr?
Nīkshahr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 129 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nīkshahr?
The hottest day measured in Nīkshahr between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2017, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nīkshahr?
The coldest day measured in Nīkshahr between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nīkshahr?
Almost never: Nīkshahr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nīkshahr warmed?
Yes: Nīkshahr warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nīkshahr?
The wettest day measured in Nīkshahr between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1982, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nīkshahr?
The windiest day measured in Nīkshahr between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2012, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nīkshahr?
The warmest month in Nīkshahr is June (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nīkshahr?
Nīkshahr receives on average 129 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nīkshahr?
Nīkshahr gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nīkshahr?
Yes: Nīkshahr has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nīkshahr?
In Nīkshahr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 29 May 2017, and the lowest was -8.1 °C on 8 February 1950.
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