Sahand climate — normals and trends
Sahand (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 261 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sahand averages 107 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Sahand has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 2 July 2018) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 3 March 1985).
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
SahandEast Azerbaijan Province
- coords
- 37.95°, 46.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
18.7°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
261mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
107 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
41.6 °C
2 July 2018
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
3 March 1985
Wettest day
32 mm
29 January 2013
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
21 April 2015
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
19 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
8 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
3 March 1985
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
18 November 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sahand?
Sahand has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 261 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sahand?
The hottest day measured in Sahand between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2018, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sahand?
The coldest day measured in Sahand between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1985, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sahand?
Yes. Sahand gets on average 41.4 cm of snow per year and has around 107 frost days.
Has the climate of Sahand warmed?
Yes: Sahand warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sahand?
The wettest day measured in Sahand between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2013, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sahand?
The windiest day measured in Sahand between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 2015, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sahand?
The warmest month in Sahand is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sahand?
Sahand receives on average 261 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sahand?
Sahand 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 Sahand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sahand between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2001, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sahand?
Yes: Sahand has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sahand?
In Sahand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 8 July 2011, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 3 March 1985.
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