Qazvin climate

Qazvin is warmest in August, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.0 °C. April is the wettest month (72 mm) and August the driest (3.0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Qazvin averages 428 mm of rain, 134 days above 25 °C and 84 days below freezing.

Iran · population 333,635 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 13°
  5. May 18°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 25°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 16°
  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 August 33 °C
  • Coldest month January -4.0 °C
  • Driest month August 3 mm
  • Wettest month April 72 mm
  • Least cloud August 13 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 41 °C
  • Coldest on record January -19 °C

What to expectQazvin through the year

Qazvin has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.3 °C in January to 33 °C in August, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 134 days a year reach 25 °C, 75 of them reach 30 °C, 84 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. April averages 72 mm against 3 mm in August — 24 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.3 °C 47 mm 46 %
February 6.2 °C 55 mm 46 %
March 12.0 °C 72 mm 49 %
April 18.5 °C 72 mm 49 %
May 24.2 °C 31 mm 39 %
June 29.7 °C 7 mm 20 %
July 32.3 °C 4 mm 17 %
August 32.6 °C 3 mm 13 %
September 28.4 °C 4 mm 14 %
October 21.6 °C 30 mm 31 %
November 12.6 °C 56 mm 44 %
December 6.8 °C 48 mm 46 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January4.3 °C-4.0 °C-0.1 °C14.7 °C-19.4 °C0025
February6.2 °C-3.0 °C1.5 °C19.7 °C-16.0 °C0021
March12.0 °C1.1 °C6.5 °C31.1 °C-14.1 °C0012
April18.5 °C6.4 °C12.5 °C29.8 °C-11.1 °C202
May24.2 °C11.0 °C17.7 °C34.5 °C-1.5 °C1320
June29.7 °C15.0 °C22.4 °C39.7 °C6.7 °C26150
July32.3 °C17.7 °C24.8 °C41.0 °C8.9 °C30220
August32.6 °C18.1 °C25.0 °C40.5 °C10.6 °C30250
September28.4 °C15.1 °C21.4 °C36.1 °C7.2 °C24110
October21.6 °C10.2 °C15.5 °C31.0 °C-0.1 °C700
November12.6 °C3.4 °C7.6 °C24.0 °C-11.4 °C005
December6.8 °C-1.4 °C2.4 °C18.6 °C-15.9 °C0019

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January47 mm810.0 h/day46 %66 %11 km/h
February55 mm911 h/day46 %66 %12 km/h
March72 mm1112 h/day49 %62 %14 km/h
April72 mm1113 h/day49 %59 %15 km/h
May31 mm714 h/day39 %56 %15 km/h
June7 mm215 h/day20 %51 %17 km/h
July4 mm114 h/day17 %53 %17 km/h
August3 mm114 h/day13 %50 %16 km/h
September4 mm112 h/day14 %48 %15 km/h
October30 mm511 h/day31 %52 %13 km/h
November56 mm810 h/day44 %62 %12 km/h
December48 mm89.7 h/day46 %65 %11 km/h

How Qazvin 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
Qazvin 33 °C -4.0 °C 428 mm 134
Naz̧arābād · Iran 35 °C -4.1 °C 356 mm 145
Karaj · Iran 35 °C -6.0 °C 288 mm 147
Fardīs · Iran 35 °C -5.6 °C 290 mm 151
Shahrīār · Iran 36 °C -4.8 °C 291 mm 157
Rasht · Iran 28 °C 2.2 °C 1,534 mm 99

Where Qazvin ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Qazvin’s climate

When is the best time to visit Qazvin?

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 Qazvin get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 75 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 -4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 84 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Qazvin?

April, averaging 72 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is August with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 428 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 Qazvin 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.