Qā’en climate — normals and trends
Qā’en (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 195 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Qā’en averages 75 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Qā’en has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 16 June 1953) and the coldest -20.2 °C (on 8 January 2008).
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
Qā’enSouth Khorasan Province
- coords
- 33.73°, 59.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
195mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
33 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
41.9 °C
16 June 1953
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
8 January 2008
Wettest day
37 mm
23 March 2023
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
28 March 1981
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
28 November 2004
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
22 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
17 January 2008
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
24 January 1980
Sunniest day
14.0 h
25 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 11.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +6.7 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 53 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qā’en?
Qā’en has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 195 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qā’en?
The hottest day measured in Qā’en between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1953, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qā’en?
The coldest day measured in Qā’en between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2008, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Qā’en?
Yes. Qā’en gets on average 21.9 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Qā’en warmed?
Yes: Qā’en warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qā’en?
The wettest day measured in Qā’en between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2023, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qā’en?
The windiest day measured in Qā’en between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1981, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qā’en?
The warmest month in Qā’en is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Qā’en?
Qā’en receives on average 195 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qā’en?
Qā’en 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 Qā’en?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qā’en between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1980, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qā’en?
Yes: Qā’en has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qā’en?
In Qā’en, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 22 June 2005, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 17 January 2008.
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