Qeshm climate — normals and trends
Qeshm (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 160 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 (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Qeshm averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
Qeshm has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 22 June 1942) and the coldest 7.8 °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
QeshmHormozgan
- coords
- 26.95°, 56.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
160mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
261 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
43.8 °C
22 June 1942
Coldest day
7.8 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
91 mm
13 March 1955
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
2 March 2009
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
2 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
3 January 1973
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 May 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 222 mm | +187 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qeshm?
Qeshm has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qeshm?
The hottest day measured in Qeshm between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1942, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qeshm?
The coldest day measured in Qeshm between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Qeshm?
Almost never: Qeshm sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qeshm warmed?
Yes: Qeshm warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qeshm?
The wettest day measured in Qeshm between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1955, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qeshm?
The windiest day measured in Qeshm between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2009, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qeshm?
The warmest month in Qeshm is July (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Qeshm?
Qeshm receives on average 160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qeshm?
Qeshm gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qeshm?
Yes: Qeshm has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qeshm?
In Qeshm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 3 January 1973.
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