Pārsābād climate — normals and trends
Pārsābād (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 329 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pārsābād averages 38 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Pārsābād has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 1 July 2018) and the coldest -20.7 °C (on 26 January 1972).
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
PārsābādArdabil Province
- coords
- 39.65°, 47.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
329mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
44.7 °C
1 July 2018
Coldest day
-20.7 °C
26 January 1972
Wettest day
49 mm
3 August 1958
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
26 October 1992
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
26 October 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-25.5 °C
26 January 1972
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
18 January 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 8.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 49 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | +5.8 °C | 9 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 59 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 38.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 37.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 3 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pārsābād?
Pārsābād has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 329 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pārsābād?
The hottest day measured in Pārsābād between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2018, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pārsābād?
The coldest day measured in Pārsābād between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1972, at -20.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pārsābād?
Yes. Pārsābād gets on average 19.9 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Pārsābād warmed?
Yes: Pārsābād warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pārsābād?
The wettest day measured in Pārsābād between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1958, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pārsābād?
The windiest day measured in Pārsābād between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1992, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pārsābād?
The warmest month in Pārsābād is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pārsābād?
Pārsābād receives on average 329 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pārsābād?
Pārsābād gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pārsābād?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pārsābād between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1964, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pārsābād?
Yes: Pārsābād has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pārsābād?
In Pārsābād, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -25.5 °C on 26 January 1972.
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