Marāgheh climate

Marāgheh is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.3 °C. March is the wettest month (71 mm) and August the driest (2.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Marāgheh averages 429 mm of rain, 122 days above 25 °C and 112 days below freezing.

Iran · population 262,604 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -2°
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 11°
  5. May 16°
  6. Jun 23°
  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

  • Warmest month July 32 °C
  • Coldest month January -6.3 °C
  • Driest month August 3 mm
  • Wettest month March 71 mm
  • Least cloud August 9 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 40 °C
  • Coldest on record January -21 °C

What to expectMarāgheh through the year

Marāgheh has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 2.9 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 122 days a year reach 25 °C, 69 of them reach 30 °C, 112 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 71 mm against 3 mm in August — 26 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 2.9 °C 48 mm 51 %
February 4.7 °C 58 mm 50 %
March 10.3 °C 71 mm 50 %
April 16.5 °C 69 mm 49 %
May 22.4 °C 42 mm 39 %
June 28.8 °C 12 mm 15 %
July 32.4 °C 4 mm 11 %
August 32.4 °C 3 mm 9 %
September 27.3 °C 7 mm 10 %
October 20.1 °C 21 mm 29 %
November 11.0 °C 48 mm 43 %
December 5.2 °C 47 mm 48 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January2.9 °C-6.3 °C-2.0 °C13.7 °C-20.8 °C0029
February4.7 °C-5.0 °C-0.3 °C15.5 °C-18.4 °C0026
March10.3 °C-0.7 °C4.8 °C23.3 °C-19.9 °C0017
April16.5 °C4.6 °C10.8 °C29.4 °C-6.1 °C102
May22.4 °C9.7 °C16.4 °C31.9 °C0.2 °C700
June28.8 °C15.2 °C22.5 °C38.7 °C8.0 °C26110
July32.4 °C19.1 °C26.1 °C39.8 °C12.7 °C31260
August32.4 °C19.0 °C25.9 °C39.3 °C12.0 °C31260
September27.3 °C14.2 °C20.8 °C36.0 °C5.9 °C2360
October20.1 °C8.2 °C14.0 °C28.6 °C0.3 °C300
November11.0 °C1.0 °C5.6 °C21.5 °C-14.0 °C0011
December5.2 °C-3.8 °C0.3 °C18.1 °C-19.3 °C0026

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January48 mm99.9 h/day51 %71 %12 km/h
February58 mm1011 h/day50 %70 %14 km/h
March71 mm1212 h/day50 %65 %17 km/h
April69 mm1313 h/day49 %59 %19 km/h
May42 mm914 h/day39 %50 %20 km/h
June12 mm315 h/day15 %36 %19 km/h
July4 mm115 h/day11 %35 %19 km/h
August3 mm114 h/day9 %33 %19 km/h
September7 mm212 h/day10 %36 %18 km/h
October21 mm411 h/day29 %49 %17 km/h
November48 mm810 h/day43 %64 %14 km/h
December47 mm89.6 h/day48 %69 %12 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 32 °C -6.3 °C 429 mm 122
Tabriz · Iran 32 °C -5.8 °C 386 mm 117
Mahābād · Iran 34 °C -5.7 °C 335 mm 136
Būkān · Iran 35 °C -5.1 °C 324 mm 141
Orūmīyeh · Iran 31 °C -5.9 °C 361 mm 109
Piranshahr · Iran 33 °C -6.5 °C 663 mm 123
Saqqez · Iran 34 °C -6.8 °C 413 mm 130

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 32 °C. About 69 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -6.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 112 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Marāgheh?

March, averaging 71 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is August with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 429 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
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.