Poldasht climate — normals and trends
Poldasht (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 343 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Poldasht averages 80 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Poldasht has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 12 August 2003) and the coldest -24.1 °C (on 17 January 1950).
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
PoldashtWest Azerbaijan Province
- coords
- 39.35°, 45.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
343mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
22.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
43.2 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
17 January 1950
Wettest day
40 mm
5 February 2010
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
5 October 1977
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
5 October 1977
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
17 January 1950
Snowiest day
24.7 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 40 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 14 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 44 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 38.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Poldasht?
Poldasht has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 343 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Poldasht?
The hottest day measured in Poldasht between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2003, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Poldasht?
The coldest day measured in Poldasht between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1950, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Poldasht?
Yes. Poldasht gets on average 33.3 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Poldasht warmed?
Yes: Poldasht warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Poldasht?
The wettest day measured in Poldasht between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Poldasht?
The windiest day measured in Poldasht between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1977, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Poldasht?
The warmest month in Poldasht is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Poldasht?
Poldasht receives on average 343 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Poldasht?
Poldasht gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Poldasht?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Poldasht between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 24.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Poldasht?
Yes: Poldasht has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Poldasht?
In Poldasht, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 3 August 2011, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 17 January 1950.
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