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Best time to visit Mashhad

October is the best time to visit Mashhad for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 93/100
The least cloud August 4 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 7.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 93 22 °C 2
2 May 91 26 °C 7
3 April 85 20 °C 9
4 September 85 28 °C 0
5 June 74 31 °C 2
6 August 70 32 °C 0
7 November 68 14 °C 4
8 July 65 33 °C 1
9 March 60 14 °C 10
10 December 48 9.7 °C 4
11 February 43 9.4 °C 8
12 January 41 7.7 °C 6

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 7.7 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 7.7 °C 27 mm 48 %
February 9.4 °C 43 mm 52 %
March 14.4 °C 64 mm 57 %
April 20.4 °C 51 mm 53 %
May 26.0 °C 33 mm 38 %
June 31.5 °C 6 mm 14 %
July 33.5 °C 2 mm 6 %
August 32.2 °C 2 mm 4 %
September 28.0 °C 2 mm 6 %
October 21.6 °C 9 mm 22 %
November 14.4 °C 20 mm 40 %
December 9.7 °C 20 mm 45 %

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.