Pāsārgād climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 196 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pāsārgād?

The hottest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2025, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pāsārgād?

The coldest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -24.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pāsārgād?

Yes. Pāsārgād gets on average 29.5 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Pāsārgād warmed?

Yes: Pāsārgād warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pāsārgād?

The wettest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1986, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pāsārgād?

The windiest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1962, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pāsārgād?

The warmest month in Pāsārgād is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād receives on average 196 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pāsārgād (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 196 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Pāsārgād averages 84 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.

Pāsārgād has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 74 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 6 July 2025) and the coldest -24.3 °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

PāsārgādFars

coords: 30.20°, 53.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

14.1°C

Average daily high

20.4°C

Average daily low

7.2°C

Annual rainfall

196mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

38%

Average peak wind

15.8km/h

Seasonal range

26.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

84 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

32 d/yr

Annual snowfall

29.5 cm

Average feels-like high

17.3 °C

Average feels-like low

3.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

15 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.2 °C

6 July 2025

Coldest day

-24.3 °C

20 January 1964

Wettest day

89 mm

2 December 1986

Windiest day

43.4 km/h

28 March 1962

Strongest gust

100.1 km/h

17 January 2019

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

1 August 2003

Coldest feels-like

-29.5 °C

20 January 1964

Snowiest day

25.8 cm

8 January 1951

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.2 °C6 July 2025	-12.4 °C22 December 2025	16.0 °C	182 mm	130	89
2024	39.1 °C29 July 2024	-7.4 °C3 February 2024	16.0 °C	228 mm	117	70
2023	37.6 °C12 July 2023	-18.7 °C13 January 2023	15.8 °C	173 mm	115	63
2022	38.5 °C3 July 2022	-10.1 °C22 January 2022	15.9 °C	217 mm	97	59
2021	37.9 °C8 July 2021	-11.6 °C8 January 2021	16.3 °C	99 mm	108	64
2020	37.4 °C14 August 2020	-17.0 °C28 January 2020	14.7 °C	243 mm	100	81
2019	38.6 °C6 August 2019	-7.8 °C13 February 2019	15.2 °C	307 mm	116	74
2018	36.3 °C25 June 2018	-7.6 °C11 January 2018	15.7 °C	158 mm	114	62
2017	36.9 °C11 July 2017	-10.1 °C4 February 2017	15.3 °C	224 mm	102	67
2016	36.1 °C13 July 2016	-7.6 °C30 January 2016	15.7 °C	92 mm	103	63
2015	36.1 °C23 June 2015	-13.9 °C20 January 2015	15.2 °C	195 mm	90	70
2014	37.3 °C28 July 2014	-17.0 °C10 January 2014	14.6 °C	158 mm	99	97
2013	37.7 °C24 July 2013	-10.6 °C17 January 2013	15.0 °C	162 mm	102	68
2012	37.0 °C13 July 2012	-13.8 °C27 February 2012	14.2 °C	215 mm	84	87
2011	35.7 °C17 June 2011	-12.0 °C17 January 2011	15.0 °C	199 mm	107	93
2010	37.5 °C20 July 2010	-11.3 °C29 December 2010	15.8 °C	65 mm	97	77
2009	36.4 °C14 July 2009	-10.4 °C16 January 2009	14.8 °C	192 mm	87	78
2008	35.6 °C11 July 2008	-13.9 °C16 January 2008	14.9 °C	80 mm	100	80
2007	35.9 °C7 July 2007	-11.9 °C25 January 2007	14.2 °C	227 mm	89	93
2006	37.6 °C10 July 2006	-19.6 °C19 January 2006	14.2 °C	209 mm	83	90
2005	36.9 °C16 July 2005	-17.5 °C26 January 2005	14.2 °C	210 mm	96	89
2004	36.4 °C17 August 2004	-17.7 °C29 December 2004	14.4 °C	402 mm	101	62
2003	37.1 °C1 August 2003	-13.1 °C18 January 2003	14.7 °C	256 mm	106	72
2002	35.5 °C20 July 2002	-6.9 °C21 February 2002	14.9 °C	205 mm	105	65
2001	36.9 °C13 July 2001	-12.8 °C13 February 2001	15.4 °C	146 mm	97	62
2000	35.5 °C10 July 2000	-16.7 °C24 January 2000	14.5 °C	223 mm	91	83
1999	36.2 °C6 July 1999	-13.9 °C22 January 1999	15.0 °C	225 mm	103	66
1998	38.2 °C11 July 1998	-11.9 °C14 January 1998	14.9 °C	195 mm	88	62
1997	37.1 °C19 July 1997	-15.2 °C19 January 1997	13.8 °C	196 mm	85	88
1996	33.3 °C23 August 1996	-22.8 °C15 January 1996	13.6 °C	256 mm	82	70
1995	37.0 °C14 July 1995	-13.3 °C27 December 1995	13.6 °C	341 mm	87	88
1994	37.2 °C6 August 1994	-10.4 °C8 December 1994	14.2 °C	180 mm	91	79
1993	34.6 °C15 July 1993	-8.9 °C16 January 1993	13.8 °C	239 mm	86	78
1992	35.4 °C6 July 1992	-20.6 °C6 January 1992	11.9 °C	234 mm	59	107
1991	37.7 °C11 July 1991	-13.1 °C16 January 1991	14.1 °C	258 mm	100	78
1990	36.0 °C30 June 1990	-14.1 °C12 January 1990	14.0 °C	86 mm	110	97
1989	36.2 °C10 July 1989	-12.5 °C15 February 1989	12.9 °C	142 mm	98	104
1988	35.4 °C5 July 1988	-11.6 °C29 December 1988	14.6 °C	239 mm	88	79
1987	34.2 °C10 July 1987	-9.9 °C8 January 1987	14.5 °C	100 mm	83	81
1986	34.9 °C27 June 1986	-13.9 °C13 December 1986	12.8 °C	409 mm	54	109
1985	34.4 °C30 June 1985	-15.4 °C7 January 1985	13.8 °C	166 mm	66	78
1984	33.8 °C17 August 1984	-16.5 °C30 January 1984	13.4 °C	215 mm	79	85
1983	35.1 °C23 July 1983	-19.9 °C28 January 1983	13.5 °C	137 mm	96	100
1982	34.9 °C5 August 1982	-17.8 °C15 February 1982	12.9 °C	197 mm	74	114
1981	34.2 °C19 July 1981	-7.8 °C14 January 1981	13.9 °C	145 mm	62	71
1980	35.1 °C21 June 1980	-12.6 °C13 December 1980	14.3 °C	236 mm	94	82
1979	34.9 °C17 July 1979	-15.2 °C13 January 1979	13.6 °C	209 mm	77	98
1978	36.1 °C3 July 1978	-6.9 °C26 February 1978	14.3 °C	212 mm	82	82
1977	37.4 °C13 July 1977	-21.2 °C14 January 1977	14.3 °C	229 mm	86	79
1976	36.2 °C14 July 1976	-9.3 °C1 March 1976	13.5 °C	315 mm	89	99
1975	34.8 °C4 July 1975	-17.2 °C21 January 1975	13.4 °C	167 mm	80	98
1974	35.0 °C3 July 1974	-20.8 °C3 February 1974	13.1 °C	251 mm	81	97
1973	36.5 °C13 July 1973	-20.9 °C19 January 1973	14.4 °C	106 mm	98	88
1972	35.2 °C3 July 1972	-20.4 °C11 February 1972	12.5 °C	283 mm	67	99
1971	35.0 °C25 June 1971	-20.6 °C3 February 1971	13.7 °C	160 mm	91	90
1970	36.9 °C10 August 1970	-9.5 °C30 January 1970	15.0 °C	119 mm	114	83
1969	36.3 °C3 July 1969	-8.0 °C1 January 1969	14.1 °C	204 mm	73	85
1968	35.5 °C7 July 1968	-20.8 °C7 February 1968	13.0 °C	171 mm	80	95
1967	36.1 °C14 July 1967	-10.0 °C26 December 1967	13.3 °C	175 mm	82	104
1966	35.0 °C25 July 1966	-7.0 °C26 November 1966	14.7 °C	105 mm	87	78
1965	34.9 °C30 July 1965	-15.5 °C7 January 1965	13.9 °C	173 mm	68	85
1964	36.2 °C4 July 1964	-24.3 °C20 January 1964	12.9 °C	140 mm	92	96
1963	35.6 °C11 August 1963	-23.6 °C28 December 1963	14.6 °C	146 mm	91	71
1962	33.3 °C4 July 1962	-6.2 °C20 January 1962	13.8 °C	114 mm	54	72
1961	34.7 °C14 July 1961	-14.7 °C4 February 1961	13.4 °C	190 mm	63	99
1960	36.1 °C6 July 1960	-9.3 °C22 December 1960	14.3 °C	160 mm	85	83
1959	35.1 °C10 August 1959	-19.1 °C25 January 1959	13.6 °C	187 mm	84	113
1958	35.1 °C8 July 1958	-12.8 °C12 January 1958	14.5 °C	128 mm	89	85
1957	33.8 °C22 July 1957	-17.6 °C8 February 1957	11.8 °C	323 mm	60	100
1956	35.7 °C13 July 1956	-19.2 °C3 January 1956	13.1 °C	216 mm	71	82
1955	35.6 °C19 July 1955	-8.9 °C7 January 1955	14.0 °C	120 mm	78	82
1954	34.4 °C24 July 1954	-6.4 °C1 February 1954	13.6 °C	375 mm	58	73
1953	35.7 °C22 June 1953	-11.9 °C23 December 1953	13.5 °C	512 mm	72	86
1952	35.4 °C7 July 1952	-13.4 °C20 January 1952	13.4 °C	222 mm	78	81
1951	35.6 °C10 July 1951	-19.9 °C12 January 1951	14.1 °C	300 mm	104	84
1950	35.1 °C2 August 1950	-22.3 °C8 February 1950	13.4 °C	190 mm	97	96
1949	35.2 °C9 July 1949	-23.0 °C9 January 1949	12.5 °C	321 mm	97	101
1948	34.1 °C9 July 1948	-11.7 °C8 January 1948	13.3 °C	220 mm	74	94
1947	35.8 °C4 July 1947	-14.4 °C21 January 1947	13.8 °C	181 mm	94	97
1946	33.9 °C11 June 1946	-14.9 °C14 January 1946	13.8 °C	95 mm	74	105
1945	35.1 °C27 June 1945	-11.0 °C29 January 1945	13.8 °C	118 mm	91	99
1944	36.2 °C11 July 1944	-18.2 °C22 December 1944	14.2 °C	90 mm	92	80
1943	34.8 °C6 July 1943	-14.7 °C4 January 1943	13.7 °C	211 mm	82	81
1942	35.2 °C10 July 1942	-18.1 °C28 December 1942	14.8 °C	88 mm	92	67
1941	35.3 °C15 July 1941	-7.1 °C23 January 1941	14.8 °C	64 mm	95	86
1940	35.7 °C7 July 1940	-10.0 °C17 January 1940	13.8 °C	55 mm	65	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.0 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

130 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

89 d/yr

Annual rainfall

182 mm

-15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.5 °C	+2.0 °C	21 mm	-20 mm
Feb	9.5 °C	+0.4 °C	31 mm	-2 mm
Mar	15.2 °C	+1.7 °C	36 mm	-4 mm
Apr	24.9 °C	+5.8 °C	5 mm	-17 mm
May	30.9 °C	+5.2 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Jun	33.8 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	35.1 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	33.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+3.3 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Nov	18.7 °C	+3.8 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
Dec	8.6 °C	-0.7 °C	89 mm	+55 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.2 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-12.4 °C

22 Dec 2025

Wettest day

23.3 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

35.2 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.8 °C

22 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

16.1 cm

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

28 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 196 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pāsārgād?

The hottest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2025, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pāsārgād?

The coldest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -24.3 °C.

Does it snow in Pāsārgād?

Yes. Pāsārgād gets on average 29.5 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.

Has the climate of Pāsārgād warmed?

Yes: Pāsārgād warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pāsārgād?

The wettest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1986, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pāsārgād?

The windiest day measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1962, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pāsārgād?

The warmest month in Pāsārgād is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād receives on average 196 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pāsārgād?

Pāsārgād gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pāsārgād?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pāsārgād between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1951, with 25.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pāsārgād?

Yes: Pāsārgād has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pāsārgād?

In Pāsārgād, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 1 August 2003, and the lowest was -29.5 °C on 20 January 1964.

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