Zabol climate — normals and trends
Zabol (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 60 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 (36.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Zabol averages 16 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Zabol has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.9 °C (on 16 June 1953) and the coldest -11.4 °C (on 24 December 1944).
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
ZabolSistan and Baluchestan
- coords
- 31.03°, 61.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
60mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
27.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
196 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
155 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
49.9 °C
16 June 1953
Coldest day
-11.4 °C
24 December 1944
Wettest day
34 mm
9 December 1968
Windiest day
68.8 km/h
15 July 1958
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
15 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-17.0 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
7.2 cm
19 December 1944
Sunniest day
13.9 h
1 July 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 20.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 41.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 44.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 42.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zabol?
Zabol has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zabol?
The hottest day measured in Zabol between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1953, reaching 49.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zabol?
The coldest day measured in Zabol between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1944, at -11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zabol?
Almost never: Zabol sees virtually no snow, with about 16 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zabol warmed?
Yes: Zabol warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zabol?
The wettest day measured in Zabol between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1968, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zabol?
The windiest day measured in Zabol between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1958, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zabol?
The warmest month in Zabol is July (36.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Zabol?
Zabol receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zabol?
Zabol gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zabol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zabol between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1944, with 7.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zabol?
Yes: Zabol has on average 155 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zabol?
In Zabol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -17.0 °C on 13 January 2023.
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