Yazd climate

Name: Yazd
Address: Iranian central plateau, Iran

Iran · Iranian central plateau · 31.897° N, 54.357° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

High-plateau cold desert: scorching summer days, freezing winter nights, almost no rain - hence wind-catchers and qanats.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 102°F / 39°C

Coldest month

January, 33°F / 0°C

Annual swing

70°F / 39°C

Wettest month

November

Driest month

June

Rain per year

3.1" / 79 mm

Snow per year

3.4" / 86 mm

Elevation

3986 ft / 1215 m

Time zone

Asia/Tehran

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	55 / 13	33 / 0	0.16 / 4	2.7 / 69	44%	6.9 / 11.1	26%
February	62 / 17	38 / 4	0.46 / 12	0.3 / 8	37%	7.2 / 11.6	29%
March	72 / 22	48 / 9	0.35 / 9	0.0 / 0	30%	7.8 / 12.6	33%
April	80 / 27	57 / 14	0.51 / 13	0.0 / 0	27%	7.8 / 12.6	41%
May	89 / 32	65 / 19	0.12 / 3	0.0 / 0	20%	8.1 / 13.0	26%
June	101 / 38	76 / 24	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	13%	8.5 / 13.7	8%
July	102 / 39	79 / 26	0.15 / 4	0.0 / 0	15%	9.0 / 14.5	15%
August	98 / 37	74 / 23	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	15%	9.1 / 14.6	7%
September	93 / 34	68 / 20	0.02 / 1	0.0 / 0	16%	7.8 / 12.6	3%
October	81 / 27	57 / 14	0.02 / 1	0.0 / 0	23%	6.8 / 10.9	11%
November	65 / 19	44 / 7	0.93 / 24	0.1 / 3	48%	6.2 / 10.0	33%
December	58 / 14	37 / 3	0.40 / 10	0.2 / 6	50%	5.9 / 9.5	33%

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