Torbat-e Jām climate — normals and trends

Torbat-e Jām (Iran) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 243 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Torbat-e Jām averages 81 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.

Torbat-e Jām has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 95 to 67 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 6 July 1998) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 9 February 1950).

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

Torbat-e JāmRazavi Khorasan

coords
35.24°, 60.62°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.8°C

Average daily high

20.0°C

Average daily low

7.9°C

Annual rainfall

243mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

17.6km/h

Seasonal range

25.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

81 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

80 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

46 d/yr

Annual snowfall

44.7 cm

Average feels-like high

16.8 °C

Average feels-like low

4.4 °C

Average peak gust

37.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

32 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

42.1 °C

6 July 1998

Coldest day

-23.5 °C

9 February 1950

Wettest day

52 mm

25 March 1960

Windiest day

42.2 km/h

26 July 2021

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

11 January 1965

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

6 July 1998

Coldest feels-like

-29.2 °C

9 February 1950

Snowiest day

26.4 cm

12 February 2019

Sunniest day

14.0 h

25 May 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202538.6 °C14 May 2025-12.7 °C11 February 202516.1 °C225 mm11771
202438.1 °C27 July 2024-15.7 °C16 December 202415.5 °C240 mm9967
202340.0 °C19 June 2023-20.6 °C12 January 202316.7 °C108 mm11945
202239.2 °C27 June 2022-6.9 °C7 January 202216.1 °C177 mm10651
202141.1 °C6 July 2021-10.0 °C23 January 202116.3 °C104 mm12269
202040.7 °C23 August 2020-11.5 °C13 January 202014.4 °C292 mm9086
201940.2 °C5 August 2019-7.3 °C14 February 201915.5 °C366 mm9059
201839.2 °C15 July 2018-11.6 °C29 January 201815.8 °C196 mm9251
201738.1 °C21 June 2017-12.7 °C5 February 201715.6 °C209 mm10174
201637.9 °C20 July 2016-12.6 °C26 November 201615.6 °C177 mm11157
201537.3 °C29 June 2015-9.1 °C11 December 201515.4 °C229 mm10071
201440.3 °C13 June 2014-17.2 °C3 February 201414.9 °C145 mm10181
201337.7 °C5 August 2013-10.2 °C30 December 201315.3 °C193 mm10253
201237.7 °C10 July 2012-15.8 °C28 December 201214.5 °C260 mm8280
201137.6 °C3 August 2011-9.5 °C21 December 201114.7 °C165 mm9895
201039.5 °C15 July 2010-11.2 °C15 February 201015.7 °C160 mm9153
200936.9 °C9 August 2009-6.8 °C4 January 200914.7 °C292 mm8543
200839.0 °C13 June 2008-18.5 °C14 January 200814.5 °C143 mm10880
200736.5 °C21 June 2007-12.3 °C27 February 200714.6 °C206 mm10166
200636.2 °C24 June 2006-13.1 °C4 January 200615.5 °C196 mm9576
200539.3 °C21 June 2005-10.2 °C12 February 200514.7 °C191 mm8767
200440.4 °C13 August 2004-7.0 °C31 January 200414.9 °C251 mm8652
200338.1 °C19 July 2003-11.3 °C13 December 200314.0 °C241 mm8171
200237.4 °C10 August 2002-13.7 °C4 December 200214.9 °C193 mm8571
200137.2 °C29 June 2001-17.3 °C29 January 200115.1 °C176 mm10265
200037.7 °C9 May 2000-10.0 °C9 February 200014.8 °C156 mm9775
199939.1 °C14 June 1999-12.8 °C3 January 199914.3 °C230 mm8562
199842.1 °C6 July 1998-14.7 °C18 February 199814.4 °C327 mm8164
199738.8 °C15 August 1997-12.4 °C25 January 199714.1 °C272 mm9386
199638.1 °C9 September 1996-11.8 °C11 January 199613.7 °C189 mm8089
199538.9 °C16 July 1995-9.6 °C21 December 199514.4 °C208 mm8681
199438.0 °C17 June 1994-8.0 °C9 December 199414.0 °C182 mm7477
199335.9 °C19 June 1993-11.8 °C22 January 199313.1 °C239 mm6992
199237.7 °C19 June 1992-17.3 °C30 January 199212.2 °C398 mm4791
199139.2 °C8 July 1991-17.6 °C14 February 199113.3 °C307 mm7177
199036.6 °C20 June 1990-17.4 °C28 December 199013.6 °C205 mm8985
198938.0 °C8 July 1989-16.5 °C17 February 198912.6 °C167 mm94113
198840.1 °C23 June 1988-13.4 °C8 February 198814.0 °C318 mm7672
198736.4 °C6 September 1987-9.1 °C22 January 198713.9 °C197 mm7478
198635.8 °C13 June 1986-14.8 °C29 January 198612.6 °C284 mm58111
198536.7 °C26 June 1985-14.5 °C12 March 198513.6 °C189 mm6377
198436.4 °C29 May 1984-18.1 °C7 February 198412.7 °C194 mm7792
198338.7 °C28 July 1983-17.0 °C15 January 198313.2 °C272 mm7185
198235.5 °C31 July 1982-16.7 °C22 January 198211.8 °C325 mm53120
198136.2 °C13 July 1981-5.9 °C15 January 198114.0 °C251 mm5763
198037.9 °C17 June 1980-21.5 °C4 February 198013.9 °C273 mm9077
197937.7 °C7 July 1979-14.4 °C20 February 197913.5 °C291 mm7589
197837.6 °C1 July 1978-19.2 °C16 January 197813.6 °C258 mm7793
197738.5 °C20 June 1977-18.9 °C15 January 197714.0 °C249 mm8876
197637.9 °C4 July 1976-16.4 °C26 February 197612.7 °C417 mm88112
197536.8 °C13 June 1975-17.2 °C5 December 197513.2 °C228 mm87104
197436.0 °C1 July 1974-18.7 °C6 February 197412.2 °C341 mm68113
197338.3 °C11 July 1973-17.6 °C26 January 197313.8 °C193 mm8487
197237.6 °C23 June 1972-20.1 °C2 February 197211.3 °C340 mm54109
197137.3 °C10 July 1971-11.9 °C27 January 197114.4 °C225 mm8262
197037.7 °C21 June 1970-12.2 °C14 January 197014.1 °C191 mm9583
196937.9 °C24 June 1969-21.5 °C7 January 196912.6 °C285 mm6497
196837.0 °C1 July 1968-22.2 °C6 February 196813.2 °C268 mm7075
196736.9 °C20 July 1967-16.9 °C7 January 196712.8 °C287 mm7284
196637.9 °C14 June 1966-12.6 °C31 December 196614.3 °C209 mm7763
196538.5 °C19 June 1965-11.8 °C24 December 196513.9 °C187 mm7084
196437.1 °C9 July 1964-21.5 °C21 January 196411.7 °C245 mm72106
196336.4 °C6 July 1963-19.2 °C29 December 196314.2 °C297 mm7460
196235.4 °C5 July 1962-10.8 °C20 January 196212.8 °C215 mm4788
196137.9 °C6 June 1961-14.0 °C5 February 196113.2 °C268 mm7589
196038.6 °C6 July 1960-14.5 °C21 March 196013.0 °C328 mm59101
195936.7 °C10 August 1959-17.3 °C11 February 195912.6 °C319 mm82110
195840.1 °C3 July 1958-10.1 °C21 January 195814.0 °C206 mm7376
195735.4 °C4 July 1957-14.8 °C26 January 195711.5 °C409 mm3995
195637.0 °C20 July 1956-12.7 °C18 January 195612.7 °C311 mm5796
195538.3 °C9 August 1955-13.8 °C11 January 195514.1 °C272 mm7264
195435.1 °C30 August 1954-13.8 °C23 February 195412.8 °C415 mm5390
195340.5 °C16 June 1953-10.2 °C25 December 195312.9 °C544 mm6895
195237.4 °C13 June 1952-14.2 °C13 January 195213.0 °C311 mm7092
195136.1 °C1 August 1951-21.2 °C10 February 195113.1 °C328 mm6493
195036.7 °C6 July 1950-23.5 °C9 February 195011.9 °C272 mm57108
194936.5 °C3 July 1949-20.1 °C3 January 194911.9 °C339 mm58109
194834.7 °C7 July 1948-17.7 °C31 December 194813.4 °C209 mm6996
194737.1 °C3 July 1947-15.2 °C14 February 194714.3 °C177 mm6868
194636.2 °C29 May 1946-19.9 °C29 January 194613.8 °C114 mm6698
194536.5 °C16 July 1945-19.3 °C8 January 194513.3 °C187 mm79104
194439.1 °C8 July 1944-14.8 °C23 December 194414.0 °C207 mm7373
194336.7 °C6 July 1943-15.5 °C18 January 194313.1 °C257 mm7683
194236.9 °C3 July 1942-11.8 °C13 February 194214.8 °C148 mm8970
194138.1 °C27 August 1941-10.4 °C17 January 194115.7 °C142 mm8962
194037.1 °C25 June 1940-15.0 °C29 February 194013.7 °C108 mm8082

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
22.7 °C
+2.7 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
+37
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
-10
Annual rainfall
225 mm
-18 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan7.6 °C+1.3 °C27 mm-9 mm
Feb8.7 °C+0.5 °C44 mm-1 mm
Mar16.8 °C+3.3 °C53 mm-4 mm
Apr27.1 °C+7.0 °C17 mm-28 mm
May30.2 °C+4.0 °C0 mm-17 mm
Jun31.0 °C+0.2 °C4 mm+3 mm
Jul34.4 °C+2.0 °C0 mm-0 mm
Aug32.3 °C+1.5 °C0 mm-0 mm
Sep29.1 °C+1.9 °C0 mm-0 mm
Oct25.1 °C+3.6 °C0 mm-4 mm
Nov18.3 °C+3.9 °C0 mm-13 mm
Dec10.2 °C+1.6 °C80 mm+54 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
38.6 °C
14 May 2025
Coldest day
-12.7 °C
11 Feb 2025
Wettest day
29.0 mm
17 Dec 2025
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
7 Jul 2025
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
7 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
27 Apr 2025
Coldest feels-like
-17.8 °C
11 Feb 2025
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
17 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Torbat-e Jām?

Torbat-e Jām has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 243 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Torbat-e Jām?

The hottest day measured in Torbat-e Jām between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1998, reaching 42.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Torbat-e Jām?

The coldest day measured in Torbat-e Jām between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at -23.5 °C.

Does it snow in Torbat-e Jām?

Yes. Torbat-e Jām gets on average 44.7 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.

Has the climate of Torbat-e Jām warmed?

Yes: Torbat-e Jām warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Torbat-e Jām?

The wettest day measured in Torbat-e Jām between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1960, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Torbat-e Jām?

The windiest day measured in Torbat-e Jām between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2021, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Torbat-e Jām?

The warmest month in Torbat-e Jām is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Torbat-e Jām?

Torbat-e Jām receives on average 243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Torbat-e Jām?

Torbat-e Jām 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 Torbat-e Jām?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Torbat-e Jām between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2019, with 26.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Torbat-e Jām?

Yes: Torbat-e Jām has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Torbat-e Jām?

In Torbat-e Jām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 6 July 1998, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 9 February 1950.

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