Qorveh climate — normals and trends
Qorveh (Iran) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 288 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Qorveh averages 122 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Qorveh has warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.45 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 12 July 1998) and the coldest -29.5 °C (on 7 January 1942).
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
QorvehKurdistan Province
- coords
- 35.17°, 47.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
288mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
29.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.8 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
40.7 °C
12 July 1998
Coldest day
-29.5 °C
7 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
25 February 2020
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
7 April 1964
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
18 April 1973
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
26 July 1969
Coldest feels-like
-34.2 °C
7 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
4 March 1987
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 16 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 69 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 15 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 3 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 44 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qorveh?
Qorveh has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qorveh?
The hottest day measured in Qorveh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1998, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qorveh?
The coldest day measured in Qorveh between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1942, at -29.5 °C.
Does it snow in Qorveh?
Yes. Qorveh gets on average 69.2 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Qorveh warmed?
Yes: Qorveh warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qorveh?
The wettest day measured in Qorveh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2020, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qorveh?
The windiest day measured in Qorveh between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1964, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qorveh?
The warmest month in Qorveh is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Qorveh?
Qorveh receives on average 288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qorveh?
Qorveh gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qorveh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qorveh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1987, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qorveh?
Yes: Qorveh has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qorveh?
In Qorveh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 26 July 1969, and the lowest was -34.2 °C on 7 January 1942.
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