Marāgheh climate

Marāgheh is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -5.2 °C. March is the wettest month (69 mm) and August the driest (0.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Marāgheh averages 299 mm of rain, 120 days above 25 °C and 93 days below freezing.

Iran · population 262,604 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 12°
  5. May 18°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 23°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 13°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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

  • Warmest month July 30 °C
  • Coldest month January -5.2 °C
  • Driest month August 0 mm
  • Wettest month March 69 mm
  • Least cloud August 2 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 39 °C
  • Coldest on record January -26 °C

What to expectMarāgheh through the year

Marāgheh has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.7 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 120 days a year reach 25 °C, 40 of them reach 30 °C, 93 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 69 mm against 0 mm in August — 507 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.7 °C 30 mm 47 %
February 6.5 °C 47 mm 50 %
March 11.8 °C 69 mm 55 %
April 18.2 °C 61 mm 52 %
May 23.6 °C 34 mm 36 %
June 28.5 °C 5 mm 12 %
July 29.9 °C 1 mm 4 %
August 28.7 °C under 1 mm 2 %
September 25.3 °C 1 mm 5 %
October 19.6 °C 10 mm 20 %
November 12.6 °C 19 mm 39 %
December 7.6 °C 23 mm 43 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 4.7 °C-5.2 °C-0.4 °C16.5 °C-26.5 °C0027
February 6.5 °C-3.9 °C1.3 °C24.0 °C-23.5 °C0023
March 11.8 °C0.6 °C6.3 °C29.3 °C-16.0 °C0012
April 18.2 °C6.3 °C12.4 °C31.0 °C-6.7 °C302
May 23.6 °C11.7 °C17.8 °C35.2 °C-0.5 °C1220
June 28.5 °C16.4 °C22.7 °C38.2 °C6.1 °C26100
July 29.9 °C18.4 °C24.3 °C39.4 °C10.5 °C30150
August 28.7 °C17.1 °C22.9 °C38.6 °C7.0 °C28100
September 25.3 °C12.9 °C18.9 °C36.2 °C2.5 °C1630
October 19.6 °C7.4 °C13.3 °C31.4 °C-3.2 °C401
November 12.6 °C1.9 °C6.9 °C25.0 °C-12.5 °C008
December 7.6 °C-2.2 °C2.3 °C23.0 °C-17.2 °C0021

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 30 mm610 h/day47 %72 %16 km/h
February 47 mm811 h/day50 %73 %16 km/h
March 69 mm1112 h/day55 %71 %17 km/h
April 61 mm1113 h/day52 %64 %16 km/h
May 34 mm714 h/day36 %49 %18 km/h
June 5 mm115 h/day12 %33 %22 km/h
July 1 mm014 h/day4 %31 %25 km/h
August under 1 mm014 h/day2 %29 %23 km/h
September 1 mm012 h/day5 %34 %19 km/h
October 10 mm211 h/day20 %46 %15 km/h
November 19 mm410 h/day39 %62 %15 km/h
December 23 mm59.7 h/day43 %69 %15 km/h

How Marāgheh 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
Marāgheh 30 °C -5.2 °C 299 mm 120
Mashhad · Iran 33 °C -4.1 °C 279 mm 150
Neyshābūr · Iran 34 °C -3.4 °C 294 mm 155
Sabzevar · Iran 36 °C -1.5 °C 184 mm 176
Ashgabat · Turkmenistan 36 °C -1.0 °C 270 mm 164
Bojnūrd · Iran 32 °C -4.7 °C 357 mm 133
Mary · Turkmenistan 38 °C -0.5 °C 157 mm 184

Where Marāgheh ranks

Ranking Position Value
Places with the best weather in Asia in May 12th of 50 94/100

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Marāgheh’s climate

When is the best time to visit Marāgheh?

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, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Marāgheh get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 40 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -5.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 93 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Marāgheh?

March, averaging 69 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 299 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 Marāgheh rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
35.829°, 59.633° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.