Qasr-e-Qand climate — normals and trends
Qasr-e-Qand (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 119 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 (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Qasr-e-Qand averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Qasr-e-Qand 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 48.8 °C (on 29 May 2017) and the coldest -2.9 °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
Qasr-e-QandSistan and Baluchestan
- coords
- 26.25°, 60.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
119mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
190 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
48.8 °C
29 May 2017
Coldest day
-2.9 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
80 mm
29 March 1982
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
19 March 2012
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
29 December 1990
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
29 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 June 1940
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 | 22.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 40.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 40.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 38.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qasr-e-Qand?
Qasr-e-Qand has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 119 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qasr-e-Qand?
The hottest day measured in Qasr-e-Qand between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2017, reaching 48.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qasr-e-Qand?
The coldest day measured in Qasr-e-Qand between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at -2.9 °C.
Does it snow in Qasr-e-Qand?
Almost never: Qasr-e-Qand sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qasr-e-Qand warmed?
Yes: Qasr-e-Qand warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qasr-e-Qand?
The wettest day measured in Qasr-e-Qand between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1982, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qasr-e-Qand?
The windiest day measured in Qasr-e-Qand between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2012, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qasr-e-Qand?
The warmest month in Qasr-e-Qand is June (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Qasr-e-Qand?
Qasr-e-Qand receives on average 119 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qasr-e-Qand?
Qasr-e-Qand gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qasr-e-Qand?
Yes: Qasr-e-Qand has on average 190 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qasr-e-Qand?
In Qasr-e-Qand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 29 May 2017, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 4 January 1949.
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