Khūy climate

Khūy is warmest in August, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.3 °C. April is the wettest month (60 mm) and August the driest (5.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Khūy averages 371 mm of rain, 129 days above 25 °C and 116 days below freezing.

Iran · population 198,845 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -1°
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 12°
  5. May 17°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 14°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectKhūy through the year

Khūy has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.9 °C in January to 33 °C in August, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 129 days a year reach 25 °C, 78 of them reach 30 °C, 116 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. April averages 60 mm against 5 mm in August — 11 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 3.9 °C 32 mm 51 %
February 6.6 °C 35 mm 50 %
March 12.2 °C 57 mm 52 %
April 18.3 °C 60 mm 51 %
May 23.5 °C 53 mm 44 %
June 29.3 °C 18 mm 22 %
July 32.9 °C 7 mm 15 %
August 33.0 °C 5 mm 12 %
September 28.1 °C 10 mm 15 %
October 20.9 °C 28 mm 34 %
November 11.9 °C 34 mm 45 %
December 5.7 °C 32 mm 53 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January3.9 °C-6.3 °C-1.4 °C12.6 °C-22.3 °C0030
February6.6 °C-4.6 °C0.8 °C17.1 °C-23.9 °C0026
March12.2 °C-1.0 °C5.7 °C25.1 °C-21.4 °C0019
April18.3 °C4.3 °C11.7 °C31.9 °C-14.2 °C202
May23.5 °C9.3 °C16.7 °C33.5 °C-1.1 °C1110
June29.3 °C14.4 °C22.3 °C38.7 °C6.4 °C26130
July32.9 °C18.6 °C26.0 °C40.9 °C10.4 °C31260
August33.0 °C18.7 °C26.0 °C40.4 °C12.0 °C31260
September28.1 °C13.8 °C21.0 °C37.0 °C4.5 °C24110
October20.9 °C7.6 °C14.1 °C30.6 °C-0.7 °C500
November11.9 °C0.7 °C6.1 °C22.2 °C-18.5 °C0012
December5.7 °C-4.3 °C0.5 °C17.8 °C-24.6 °C0027

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January32 mm69.8 h/day51 %71 %9.4 km/h
February35 mm811 h/day50 %67 %10 km/h
March57 mm1012 h/day52 %65 %12 km/h
April60 mm1113 h/day51 %62 %14 km/h
May53 mm1114 h/day44 %59 %13 km/h
June18 mm515 h/day22 %47 %13 km/h
July7 mm215 h/day15 %41 %12 km/h
August5 mm114 h/day12 %39 %12 km/h
September10 mm212 h/day15 %44 %12 km/h
October28 mm611 h/day34 %58 %11 km/h
November34 mm610 h/day45 %70 %9.6 km/h
December32 mm79.5 h/day53 %73 %8.9 km/h

How Khūy 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
Khūy 33 °C -6.3 °C 371 mm 129
Orūmīyeh · Iran 31 °C -5.9 °C 361 mm 109
Tabriz · Iran 32 °C -5.8 °C 386 mm 117
Van · Turkey 29 °C -8.5 °C 400 mm 79
Marāgheh · Iran 32 °C -6.3 °C 429 mm 122
Yerevan · Armenia 31 °C -6.6 °C 335 mm 105
Piranshahr · Iran 33 °C -6.5 °C 663 mm 123

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Khūy.

QuestionsCommon questions about Khūy’s climate

When is the best time to visit Khūy?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Khūy get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 78 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -6.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 116 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Khūy?

April, averaging 60 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is August with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 371 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 Khūy rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

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.