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
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3 °C | -4.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 14.7 °C | -19.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 6.2 °C | -3.0 °C | 1.5 °C | 19.7 °C | -16.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| March | 12.0 °C | 1.1 °C | 6.5 °C | 31.1 °C | -14.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| April | 18.5 °C | 6.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 29.8 °C | -11.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 24.2 °C | 11.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 34.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 15.0 °C | 22.4 °C | 39.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 32.3 °C | 17.7 °C | 24.8 °C | 41.0 °C | 8.9 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 32.6 °C | 18.1 °C | 25.0 °C | 40.5 °C | 10.6 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| September | 28.4 °C | 15.1 °C | 21.4 °C | 36.1 °C | 7.2 °C | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 21.6 °C | 10.2 °C | 15.5 °C | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 12.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 7.6 °C | 24.0 °C | -11.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 6.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 2.4 °C | 18.6 °C | -15.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47 mm | 8 | 10.0 h/day | 46 % | 66 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 55 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 66 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 72 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 62 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 72 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 49 % | 59 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 31 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 39 % | 56 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 7 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 20 % | 51 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 17 % | 53 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 13 % | 50 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 14 % | 48 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 30 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 52 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 56 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 62 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 48 mm | 8 | 9.7 h/day | 46 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in October | 23rdof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in October | 25thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in May | 36thof 50 | 93/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Qazvin.
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.