Gorgān climate
Gorgān is warmest in August, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.6 °C. November is the wettest month (77 mm) and June the driest (20 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Gorgān averages 606 mm of rain, 147 days above 25 °C and 16 days below freezing.
Iran · population 244,937 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 31 °C
- Coldest month January 2.6 °C
- Driest month June 20 mm
- Wettest month November 77 mm
- Least cloud August 23 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 42 °C
- Coldest on record January -12 °C
What to expectGorgān through the year
Gorgān has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in January to 31 °C in August, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 147 days a year reach 25 °C, 64 of them reach 30 °C, 16 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 77 mm against 20 mm in June — 3.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8 °C | 69 mm | 49 % |
| February | 12.4 °C | 73 mm | 53 % |
| March | 16.1 °C | 75 mm | 55 % |
| April | 20.7 °C | 56 mm | 54 % |
| May | 25.1 °C | 38 mm | 44 % |
| June | 28.5 °C | 20 mm | 28 % |
| July | 30.3 °C | 22 mm | 29 % |
| August | 31.3 °C | 20 mm | 23 % |
| September | 28.3 °C | 40 mm | 25 % |
| October | 23.7 °C | 58 mm | 33 % |
| November | 17.5 °C | 77 mm | 45 % |
| December | 13.7 °C | 57 mm | 47 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8 °C | 2.6 °C | 6.9 °C | 25.9 °C | -11.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| February | 12.4 °C | 3.0 °C | 7.5 °C | 27.3 °C | -9.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| March | 16.1 °C | 6.3 °C | 11.1 °C | 33.6 °C | -7.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 20.7 °C | 10.7 °C | 15.8 °C | 35.2 °C | 0.3 °C | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 25.1 °C | 15.2 °C | 20.3 °C | 39.1 °C | 5.0 °C | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 28.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 24.1 °C | 42.0 °C | 11.8 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 30.3 °C | 21.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 40.8 °C | 15.4 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| August | 31.3 °C | 22.1 °C | 26.7 °C | 40.8 °C | 13.0 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| September | 28.3 °C | 19.2 °C | 23.6 °C | 41.1 °C | 11.7 °C | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 23.7 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.7 °C | 36.4 °C | 6.1 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 17.5 °C | 8.4 °C | 12.6 °C | 31.6 °C | -8.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 13.7 °C | 4.6 °C | 8.7 °C | 28.8 °C | -7.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 mm | 9 | 9.9 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 9.2 km/h |
| February | 73 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 75 % | 10 km/h |
| March | 75 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 76 % | 11 km/h |
| April | 56 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 38 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 44 % | 76 % | 11 km/h |
| June | 20 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 28 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 22 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 29 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 20 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 23 % | 70 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 40 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 25 % | 72 % | 10 km/h |
| October | 58 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 71 % | 9.0 km/h |
| November | 77 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 45 % | 73 % | 8.8 km/h |
| December | 57 mm | 8 | 9.7 h/day | 47 % | 73 % | 8.8 km/h |
How Gorgān compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgān | 31 °C | 2.6 °C | 606 mm | 147 |
| Shahrud · Iran | 32 °C | -2.2 °C | 373 mm | 133 |
| Gonbad-e Kāvūs · Iran | 35 °C | 1.2 °C | 552 mm | 172 |
| Sari · Iran | 32 °C | 1.7 °C | 878 mm | 144 |
| Qā’em Shahr · Iran | 31 °C | 1.3 °C | 830 mm | 136 |
| Āmol · Iran | 28 °C | 1.6 °C | 1,340 mm | 94 |
| Bojnūrd · Iran | 32 °C | -4.7 °C | 357 mm | 133 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Gorgān.
QuestionsCommon questions about Gorgān’s climate
When is the best time to visit Gorgān?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Gorgān get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 64 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 16 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Gorgān?
November, averaging 77 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is June with 20 mm. The year as a whole averages 606 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Gorgān rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.