Qīr climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Qīr?

Qīr has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2018, reaching 44.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Qīr?

The coldest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, at -11.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Qīr?

Almost never: Qīr sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Qīr warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Qīr?

The wettest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2017, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Qīr?

The windiest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1968, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Qīr?

The warmest month in Qīr is July (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Qīr?

Qīr receives on average 313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Qīr?

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

Qīr (Iran) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 313 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Qīr averages 5 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.

Qīr has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 7 June 2018) and the coldest -11.6 °C (on 11 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

QīrFars

coords: 28.48°, 53.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

21.5°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

14.2°C

Annual rainfall

313mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

37%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

23.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

174 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

30 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.5 cm

Average feels-like high

26.4 °C

Average feels-like low

11.8 °C

Average peak gust

34.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

115 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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

44.9 °C

7 June 2018

Coldest day

-11.6 °C

11 January 1949

Wettest day

106 mm

13 February 2017

Windiest day

26.4 km/h

2 April 1968

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

31 March 1956

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

10 August 2022

Coldest feels-like

-16.3 °C

11 January 1949

Snowiest day

7.5 cm

10 January 1949

Sunniest day

13.0 h

28 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.8 °C20 July 2025	-1.9 °C4 January 2025	23.3 °C	274 mm	206	6
2024	44.5 °C17 July 2024	0.0 °C4 February 2024	23.0 °C	328 mm	177	0
2023	44.2 °C13 July 2023	1.3 °C28 January 2023	23.3 °C	275 mm	184	0
2022	43.7 °C20 June 2022	-0.7 °C22 January 2022	23.4 °C	257 mm	207	1
2021	44.6 °C6 June 2021	-2.5 °C11 January 2021	23.9 °C	57 mm	206	5
2020	43.5 °C5 June 2020	-1.7 °C12 February 2020	22.1 °C	386 mm	174	3
2019	44.0 °C17 June 2019	0.4 °C20 January 2019	22.3 °C	558 mm	175	0
2018	44.9 °C7 June 2018	-0.5 °C10 January 2018	23.2 °C	145 mm	180	4
2017	43.3 °C27 June 2017	-1.9 °C3 February 2017	22.7 °C	640 mm	200	3
2016	43.0 °C23 July 2016	-1.0 °C30 January 2016	22.9 °C	141 mm	180	1
2015	42.8 °C6 July 2015	-1.4 °C23 February 2015	22.8 °C	314 mm	188	1
2014	43.2 °C3 August 2014	0.9 °C4 January 2014	22.0 °C	279 mm	186	0
2013	43.3 °C17 July 2013	-2.4 °C25 December 2013	22.1 °C	209 mm	167	9
2012	43.3 °C4 July 2012	-3.1 °C24 January 2012	22.2 °C	228 mm	174	4
2011	43.2 °C18 June 2011	-0.8 °C13 January 2011	22.5 °C	315 mm	179	1
2010	43.7 °C6 July 2010	-0.7 °C30 December 2010	23.3 °C	66 mm	188	3
2009	43.5 °C1 July 2009	-2.7 °C17 January 2009	22.2 °C	307 mm	176	7
2008	43.1 °C28 June 2008	-2.8 °C2 February 2008	22.4 °C	188 mm	191	16
2007	43.9 °C14 June 2007	-1.5 °C8 January 2007	22.0 °C	220 mm	187	7
2006	43.0 °C9 July 2006	-2.3 °C19 January 2006	22.0 °C	328 mm	194	9
2005	42.8 °C23 June 2005	-1.2 °C11 February 2005	21.8 °C	266 mm	185	5
2004	42.4 °C7 August 2004	-1.5 °C30 December 2004	22.0 °C	500 mm	180	1
2003	42.9 °C4 July 2003	0.5 °C20 January 2003	21.9 °C	424 mm	185	0
2002	43.1 °C4 July 2002	0.5 °C26 January 2002	22.1 °C	264 mm	180	0
2001	42.0 °C3 August 2001	-1.5 °C30 January 2001	22.7 °C	128 mm	194	4
2000	42.3 °C30 June 2000	1.1 °C24 January 2000	22.2 °C	316 mm	195	0
1999	41.6 °C18 July 1999	1.0 °C5 January 1999	22.5 °C	330 mm	188	0
1998	43.3 °C12 July 1998	-3.4 °C14 January 1998	22.3 °C	344 mm	179	6
1997	43.1 °C30 July 1997	-0.3 °C27 January 1997	20.8 °C	391 mm	158	1
1996	41.3 °C11 July 1996	-1.1 °C15 January 1996	21.2 °C	479 mm	164	2
1995	42.1 °C8 August 1995	1.3 °C2 January 1995	21.1 °C	463 mm	168	0
1994	41.8 °C9 August 1994	-0.5 °C9 December 1994	21.4 °C	226 mm	164	5
1993	41.9 °C16 July 1993	-1.7 °C18 January 1993	21.4 °C	362 mm	165	7
1992	40.4 °C29 July 1992	-3.6 °C29 January 1992	19.5 °C	524 mm	150	19
1991	42.9 °C10 August 1991	-1.2 °C11 February 1991	21.1 °C	479 mm	172	5
1990	42.7 °C1 July 1990	-7.2 °C21 January 1990	21.3 °C	225 mm	181	17
1989	42.4 °C3 July 1989	-3.5 °C4 February 1989	21.1 °C	173 mm	172	25
1988	43.8 °C14 July 1988	-1.5 °C20 January 1988	21.9 °C	340 mm	183	4
1987	42.4 °C11 July 1987	0.6 °C10 December 1987	22.0 °C	126 mm	177	0
1986	41.3 °C1 July 1986	-1.7 °C22 January 1986	20.8 °C	395 mm	167	4
1985	41.7 °C14 July 1985	0.2 °C7 February 1985	21.5 °C	251 mm	168	0
1984	41.2 °C11 June 1984	-2.3 °C30 January 1984	21.1 °C	215 mm	161	5
1983	42.6 °C23 July 1983	-3.5 °C30 January 1983	20.7 °C	176 mm	166	13
1982	41.9 °C9 June 1982	-2.4 °C15 February 1982	20.1 °C	464 mm	167	11
1981	42.7 °C15 July 1981	0.3 °C4 February 1981	21.4 °C	231 mm	172	0
1980	42.1 °C7 June 1980	-1.4 °C18 January 1980	21.3 °C	510 mm	174	9
1979	41.6 °C12 July 1979	-0.4 °C31 December 1979	21.3 °C	444 mm	177	2
1978	41.8 °C8 June 1978	-0.1 °C18 January 1978	21.5 °C	259 mm	175	1
1977	43.5 °C15 July 1977	-2.9 °C14 January 1977	21.8 °C	320 mm	176	7
1976	42.8 °C31 July 1976	-2.0 °C4 January 1976	20.5 °C	514 mm	163	3
1975	42.0 °C13 July 1975	-3.6 °C21 January 1975	20.8 °C	225 mm	159	6
1974	40.8 °C14 August 1974	-3.0 °C26 January 1974	20.7 °C	475 mm	158	6
1973	41.8 °C21 June 1973	-6.4 °C4 January 1973	21.6 °C	114 mm	183	13
1972	40.9 °C10 July 1972	-5.1 °C27 December 1972	19.8 °C	631 mm	156	17
1971	41.9 °C2 July 1971	-1.6 °C3 February 1971	21.1 °C	152 mm	168	10
1970	41.6 °C10 August 1970	-2.5 °C30 January 1970	21.8 °C	147 mm	185	6
1969	41.7 °C17 July 1969	-1.4 °C1 February 1969	21.2 °C	349 mm	170	4
1968	41.7 °C28 June 1968	-2.6 °C4 February 1968	20.5 °C	351 mm	163	7
1967	43.3 °C14 July 1967	-2.2 °C27 December 1967	20.7 °C	167 mm	164	6
1966	41.6 °C15 June 1966	1.9 °C27 November 1966	21.9 °C	103 mm	164	0
1965	42.6 °C15 July 1965	-1.6 °C23 December 1965	21.3 °C	352 mm	165	5
1964	43.4 °C6 July 1964	-6.5 °C20 January 1964	20.9 °C	389 mm	163	17
1963	42.1 °C18 July 1963	-3.2 °C28 December 1963	21.5 °C	273 mm	156	3
1962	41.5 °C17 July 1962	0.9 °C26 January 1962	21.4 °C	100 mm	148	0
1961	41.8 °C20 July 1961	-0.6 °C7 January 1961	20.9 °C	283 mm	165	1
1960	43.5 °C25 June 1960	0.5 °C31 January 1960	21.3 °C	254 mm	156	0
1959	42.8 °C9 August 1959	-2.7 °C24 January 1959	21.0 °C	285 mm	185	12
1958	40.9 °C31 July 1958	0.0 °C5 February 1958	21.5 °C	239 mm	189	0
1957	42.3 °C20 July 1957	-3.1 °C13 January 1957	19.7 °C	592 mm	150	14
1956	41.3 °C1 July 1956	-2.0 °C19 January 1956	20.9 °C	328 mm	161	7
1955	42.3 °C3 August 1955	1.0 °C24 February 1955	20.8 °C	330 mm	153	0
1954	42.4 °C20 July 1954	-1.3 °C7 January 1954	20.7 °C	591 mm	168	2
1953	42.4 °C22 June 1953	-2.5 °C23 December 1953	20.7 °C	725 mm	173	3
1952	42.4 °C7 July 1952	-1.3 °C13 January 1952	20.8 °C	319 mm	161	7
1951	42.3 °C12 July 1951	0.0 °C12 January 1951	21.2 °C	630 mm	171	0
1950	41.4 °C17 July 1950	-6.3 °C29 January 1950	20.7 °C	395 mm	162	15
1949	42.7 °C7 July 1949	-11.6 °C11 January 1949	20.2 °C	541 mm	169	23
1948	42.6 °C14 July 1948	-2.5 °C31 December 1948	20.5 °C	475 mm	157	3
1947	43.4 °C31 July 1947	0.5 °C17 January 1947	21.3 °C	368 mm	166	0
1946	42.3 °C15 July 1946	-2.6 °C14 January 1946	21.3 °C	175 mm	184	2
1945	41.9 °C25 June 1945	-1.6 °C29 January 1945	21.3 °C	163 mm	178	6
1944	42.4 °C3 July 1944	-2.9 °C21 December 1944	21.9 °C	193 mm	173	5
1943	41.4 °C29 July 1943	-1.4 °C3 February 1943	21.3 °C	256 mm	170	4
1942	43.5 °C2 July 1942	-1.8 °C8 January 1942	22.5 °C	103 mm	177	4
1941	42.8 °C11 July 1941	0.7 °C22 January 1941	22.1 °C	43 mm	174	0
1940	41.8 °C14 June 1940	-0.4 °C17 January 1940	21.2 °C	98 mm	175	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.2 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

206 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

6 d/yr

Annual rainfall

275 mm

-39 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.1 °C	+2.5 °C	11 mm	-76 mm
Feb	16.6 °C	-0.2 °C	49 mm	-10 mm
Mar	22.2 °C	+1.1 °C	53 mm	-0 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+6.0 °C	2 mm	-16 mm
May	38.1 °C	+4.2 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Jun	40.0 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	41.1 °C	+1.6 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Aug	40.4 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Sep	37.8 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.8 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	25.7 °C	+3.0 °C	0 mm	-20 mm
Dec	17.5 °C	+0.6 °C	159 mm	+91 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.8 °C

20 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-1.9 °C

4 Jan 2025

Wettest day

46.4 mm

16 Dec 2025

Windiest day

22.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

64.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.7 °C

4 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

28 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Qīr?

Qīr has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qīr?

The hottest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2018, reaching 44.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Qīr?

The coldest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, at -11.6 °C.

Does it snow in Qīr?

Almost never: Qīr sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Qīr warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Qīr?

The wettest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2017, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Qīr?

The windiest day measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1968, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Qīr?

The warmest month in Qīr is July (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Qīr?

Qīr receives on average 313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Qīr?

Qīr 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 Qīr?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qīr between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1949, with 7.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Qīr?

Yes: Qīr has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qīr?

In Qīr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 10 August 2022, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 11 January 1949.

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