Shahr-e Bābak climate — normals and trends
Shahr-e Bābak (Iran) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 111 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Shahr-e Bābak averages 54 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Shahr-e Bābak has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 6 August 2024) and the coldest -17.3 °C (on 28 December 1963).
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
Shahr-e BābakKerman
- coords
- 30.12°, 55.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
111mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
42.0 °C
6 August 2024
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
28 December 1963
Wettest day
39 mm
2 March 1999
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
3 February 1988
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
3 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
13 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-22.1 °C
28 December 1963
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
19 December 2025
Sunniest day
13.1 h
26 May 2022
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 | 11.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 28 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 37.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 83 mm | +62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shahr-e Bābak?
Shahr-e Bābak has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 111 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahr-e Bābak?
The hottest day measured in Shahr-e Bābak between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2024, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahr-e Bābak?
The coldest day measured in Shahr-e Bābak between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1963, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shahr-e Bābak?
Yes. Shahr-e Bābak gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Shahr-e Bābak warmed?
Yes: Shahr-e Bābak warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shahr-e Bābak?
The wettest day measured in Shahr-e Bābak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1999, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahr-e Bābak?
The windiest day measured in Shahr-e Bābak between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1988, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahr-e Bābak?
The warmest month in Shahr-e Bābak is July (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahr-e Bābak?
Shahr-e Bābak receives on average 111 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahr-e Bābak?
Shahr-e Bābak gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shahr-e Bābak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shahr-e Bābak between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2025, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shahr-e Bābak?
Yes: Shahr-e Bābak has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahr-e Bābak?
In Shahr-e Bābak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 13 July 1977, and the lowest was -22.1 °C on 28 December 1963.
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