Shahrud climate — normals and trends
Shahrud (Iran) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 397 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Shahrud averages 97 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Shahrud has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 27 June 2022) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 20 January 1964).
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
ShahrudSemnan Province
- coords
- 36.42°, 54.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
397mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.5 °C
27 June 2022
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
45 mm
25 April 1995
Windiest day
36.3 km/h
14 March 2008
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
14 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
27 July 2014
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
21.8 cm
23 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.6 h
21 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 37 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 19 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shahrud?
Shahrud has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 397 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahrud?
The hottest day measured in Shahrud between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2022, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahrud?
The coldest day measured in Shahrud between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shahrud?
Yes. Shahrud gets on average 83.3 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Shahrud warmed?
Yes: Shahrud warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shahrud?
The wettest day measured in Shahrud between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1995, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahrud?
The windiest day measured in Shahrud between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2008, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahrud?
The warmest month in Shahrud is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahrud?
Shahrud receives on average 397 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahrud?
Shahrud gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shahrud?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shahrud between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1968, with 21.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shahrud?
Yes: Shahrud has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahrud?
In Shahrud, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 27 July 2014, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 20 January 1964.
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