Editing Geography of Iran

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{{Country geography 
|name = Iran 
|map = [[File:IranOMC.png|275px]]<br><br>[[File:LocationIran.svg|240px]]
|continent = Asia 
|region = West Asia<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Iran Country Profile|publisher=BBC News|date=16 August 2011|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327|access-date=26 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125011109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327|archive-date=25 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/ces_definition.html|title="CESWW" – Definition of Central Eurasia|publisher=Cesww.fas.harvard.edu|access-date=26 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805052739/http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/ces_definition.html|archive-date=5 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_iran.html|title=Iran Guide|magazine=National Geographic|date=14 June 2013|access-date=26 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212095435/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_iran.html|archive-date=12 December 2009}}</ref> 
|coordinates = 32°00'N, 53°00'E 
|area ranking = 17th 
|km area = 1648195 
|percent land = 99.27 
|km coastline = 2815 
|borders = [[Land borders|Total land borders]]:<br />{{convert|5894|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Afghanistan]]:<br/>{{convert|921|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Armenia]]:<br />{{convert|44|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Azerbaijan]] (proper):<br />{{convert|432|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Azerbaijan]] ([[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]]):<br />{{convert|179|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br/>[[Iraq]]:<br />{{convert|1599|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Pakistan]]:<br />{{convert|909|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Turkey]]:<br />{{convert|534|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br />[[Turkmenistan]]:<br />{{convert|1148|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} 
|highest point = [[Mount Damavand]]<br/>{{convert|5610|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|lowest point = [[Caspian Sea]]<br/>{{convert|-28|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}
|longest river =[[Karun]]
|largest lake =[[Lake Urmia]]
|exclusive economic zone = {{convert|168718|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}}}}

Geographically, the country of [[Iran]] is located in West Asia and the bodies of water the nation borders are the [[Caspian Sea]], [[Persian Gulf]] ([[Persian Gulf]]), and [[Gulf of Oman]]. Topographically, it is predominantly located on the [[Iranian plateau|Iranian/Persian plateau]], Its mountains have impacted both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries. The mountains enclose several broad [[drainage basin|basin]]s, on which major agricultural and urban settlements are located. Until the 20th century, when major [[Transport in Iran|highways and railroads]] were constructed through the mountains to connect the population centers, these basins tended to be relatively isolated from one another.
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map IRN present.svg|thumb|Iran map of Köppen climate classification zones]]
[[File:MapOfIran.png|thumb|Locator map of Iran]]

Typically, one major town has dominated each basin, and there were complex economic relationships between the town and the hundreds of villages that surrounded it. In the higher elevations of the mountains rimming the basins, tribally organized groups practiced [[transhumance]], moving with their herds of sheep and goats between traditionally established summer and winter [[pasture]]s. There are no major river systems in the country, and historically transportation was by means of caravans that followed routes traversing gaps and passes in the mountains. The mountains also impeded easy access to the Persian Gulf and the [[Caspian Sea]].

With an area of {{convert|1648195|km2}}, Iran ranks seventeenth in size among the countries of the world. Iran shares [[borders of Iran|its northern borders]] with several [[post-Soviet states]]: [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]],{{efn|Including the ''de facto'' independent, but unrecognized [[Republic of Artsakh]].}} and [[Turkmenistan]]. These borders extend for more than {{convert|2000|km}}, including nearly {{convert|650|km}} of water along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. Iran's western borders are with [[Turkey]] in the north and [[Iraq]] in the south, terminating at the [[Arvand Rud]].

The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman [[littoral]]s form the entire {{convert|1770|km|adj=on}} southern border. To the east lie [[Afghanistan]] on the north and [[Pakistan]] on the far south. Iran's diagonal distance from Azerbaijan in the northwest to [[Sistan and Baluchestan province]] in the southeast is approximately {{convert|2333|km}}.

==Topography==
{{See also|List of mountains in Iran|List of islands of Iran|Transport in Iran|Communications in Iran}}
[[Image:Night lights of Iran.jpg|thumb|250px|Iran at night]]
[[Image:Iran-geographic map.svg|thumb|250px|Topography of Iran]]

The topography of Iran consists of rugged, mountainous rims surrounding high interior basins. The main mountain chain is the [[Zagros Mountains]], a series of parallel ridges interspersed with plains that bisect the country from northwest to southeast. Many peaks in the Zagros exceed {{convert|3000|m|ft|0}} above sea level, and in the south-central region of the country there are at least five peaks that are over {{convert|4000|m|0}}.

As the Zagros continue into southeastern Iran, the average elevation of the peaks declines dramatically to under {{convert|1500|m|0}}. Rimming the Caspian Sea littoral is another chain of mountains, the narrow but high [[Alborz]] Mountains. Volcanic [[Mount Damavand]], {{convert|5610|m|0}}, located in the center of the Alborz, is not only the country's highest peak but also the highest mountain on the Eurasian landmass west of the [[Hindu Kush]].

The center of Iran consists of several closed basins that collectively are referred to as the Central Plateau. The average elevation of this plateau is about {{convert|900|m|0}}, but several of the mountains that tower over the plateau exceed {{convert|3000|m|0}}. The eastern part of the plateau is covered by two salt deserts, the [[Dasht-e Kavir]] (Great Salt Desert) and the [[Dasht-e Lut]]. Except for some scattered [[oasis|oases]], these deserts are uninhabited.

Parts of northwestern Iran are part of the [[Armenian highlands]], which adjoins it topographically with other parts of neighbouring [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/35301/Armenian-Highland|title=Armenian Highland|access-date=28 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503155955/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/35301/Armenian-Highland|archive-date=3 May 2015}}</ref>

Iran has only two expanses of lowlands: the [[Khuzestan Plain]] in the southwest and the Caspian Sea coastal plain in the north. The former is a roughly triangular-shaped extension of the Mesopotamia plain and averages about {{convert|160|km}} in width. It extends for about {{convert|120|km}} inland, barely rising a few meters above sea level, then meets abruptly with the first foothills of the Zagros. Much of the Khuzestan plain is covered with marshes.

The Caspian plain is both longer and narrower. It extends for some {{convert|640|km}} along the Caspian shore, but its widest point is less than {{convert|50|km}}, while at some places less than {{convert|2|km}} separate the shore from the Alborz foothills. The Persian Gulf coast south of Khuzestan and the Gulf of Oman coast have no real plains because the Zagros in these areas come right down to the shore.

There are no major rivers in the country. Of the small rivers and streams, the only one that is navigable is the  {{convert|830|km}}-long [[Karun]], which shallow-draft boats can negotiate from [[Khorramshahr]] to [[Ahvaz]], a distance of about {{convert|180|km}}. Other notable rivers include the [[Karkheh River|Karkheh]], spanning {{convert|700|km}} and joining the [[Tigris]]; and the [[Zayandeh River]], which is {{convert|300|km}} long. Several other permanent rivers and streams also drain into the Persian Gulf, while a number of small rivers that originate in the northwestern Zagros or Alborz drain into the Caspian Sea.

On the Central Plateau, numerous rivers—most of which have dry beds for the greater part of the year—form from snow melting in the mountains during the spring and flow through permanent channels, draining eventually into salt lakes that also tend to dry up during the summer months. There is a permanent salt lake, [[Lake Urmia]] (the traditional name, also cited as Lake Urmiyeh, to which it has reverted after being called Lake Rezaiyeh under [[Mohammad Reza Shah]]), in the northwest, whose brine content is too high to support fish or most other forms of aquatic life. There are also several connected salt lakes along the Iran-Afghanistan border in the province of Baluchestan va Sistan.

Iran's highlands are home to some of the world's most unexpected glaciers. Their appearance in the dry environment is advantageous for those who depend on glacial ice as a supply of fresh water. In an expedition, [[Klaus Thymann]] together with the environmental charity [[Project Pressure]] produced a series of archive and expedition photographs that depict the urgency of the situation surrounding climate change and the individuals who rely on such natural ice forms to sustain life in remote areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/dec/16/glaciers-of-iran-in-pictures|title=Glaciers of Iran – in pictures|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 December 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Mount Damavand. Photo by Klaus Thymann, 2014..jpg|thumb|Mount Damavand. Photo by Klaus Thymann, 2014.]]

A recent global [[remote sensing]] analysis suggested that there were 1,481&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of tidal flats in Iran, making it the 22nd ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Murray|first1=N.J.|last2=Phinn|first2=S.R.|last3=DeWitt|first3=M.|last4=Ferrari|first4=R.|last5=Johnston|first5=R.|last6=Lyons|first6=M.B.|last7=Clinton|first7=N.|last8=Thau|first8=D.|last9=Fuller|first9=R.A.|title=The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats|journal=Nature|date=2019|volume=565|issue=7738|pages=222–225|doi=10.1038/s41586-018-0805-8|pmid=30568300|s2cid=56481043|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0805-8}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{See also|Iran#Climate|l1=Climate|Climate change in Iran}}

Iran has a diverse climate. In the northwest, winters are cold with heavy snowfalls and sub-freezing temperatures. Spring and fall are relatively mild, while summers are dry and hot. In the south, winters are mild and summers are very hot, with average daily maximum temperature exceeding {{convert|38|°C|1}} in the month of July. On the [[Khuzestan Plain]], summer heat is accompanied by high humidity.

In general, Iran has a temperate climate in which most of the relatively scant annual precipitation falls from October through April. In most of the country, yearly precipitation averages {{convert|400|mm|1}} or less. The major exceptions are the higher mountain valleys of the Zagros and the Caspian coastal plain, where precipitation averages at least {{convert|600|mm|0}} and is in the form of snow at high altitudes. In the western part of the Caspian, rainfall exceeds {{convert|1500|mm|0}} annually and is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. This contrasts with some basins of the Central Plateau that receive {{convert|100|mm|in|0}} or less of precipitation. Iran is considered colder than neighboring countries such as Iraq and Turkmenistan, due to its higher elevation.
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[[File:Iran-climate.png|250px|right|Iran climate map showing locations of province capitals]]
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{{legend|#70ff40|Caspian mild}}
{{legend|#cae4ff|Mediterranean with spring rains}}
{{legend|#caffff|Mediterranean}}
{{legend|#9dbfff|Cold mountains}}
{{legend|#ffffff|Very cold mountains}}
{{legend|#f0f099|Cold semi-desert}}
{{legend|#f5ce88|Hot semi-desert}}
{{legend|#f0f0f0|Dry desert}}
{{legend|#f5d8ea|Hot dry desert}}
{{legend|#ffca93|Hot coastal dry}}
{{legend|#ffeb6d|Coastal dry}}
|}

===Examples===
{{Weather box |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |location= Tehran Mehrabad – Altitude: 1190.8 m (1951–2010)
|Jan record high C = 19.6
|Feb record high C = 23.0
|Mar record high C = 29.4
|Apr record high C = 33.4
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 41.0
|Jul record high C = 43.0
|Aug record high C = 42.0
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 33.4
|Nov record high C = 26.4
|Dec record high C = 21.0
|Jan high C = 7.9
|Feb high C = 10.6
|Mar high C = 15.7
|Apr high C = 22.2
|May high C = 28.0
|Jun high C = 34.0
|Jul high C = 36.7
|Aug high C = 35.7
|Sep high C = 31.6
|Oct high C = 24.5
|Nov high C = 16.3
|Dec high C = 10.1
|Jan mean C = 3.8
|Feb mean C = 6.0
|Mar mean C = 10.7
|Apr mean C = 16.8
|May mean C = 22.1
|Jun mean C = 27.5
|Jul mean C = 30.3
|Aug mean C = 29.5
|Sep mean C = 25.5
|Oct mean C = 19.0
|Nov mean C = 11.6
|Dec mean C = 5.9
|Jan low C = -0.4
|Feb low C = 1.4
|Mar low C = 5.7
|Apr low C = 11.4
|May low C = 16.3
|Jun low C = 21.1
|Jul low C = 24.0
|Aug low C = 23.4
|Sep low C = 19.4
|Oct low C = 13.5
|Nov low C = 6.8
|Dec low C = 1.8
|Jan record low C = -15.0
|Feb record low C = -13.0
|Mar record low C = -8.0
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = 2.4
|Jun record low C = 5.0
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 13.0
|Sep record low C = 9.0
|Oct record low C = 2.8
|Nov record low C = -7.0
|Dec record low C = -13.0

|Jan precipitation days= 9.0
|Feb precipitation days= 8.6
|Mar precipitation days= 10.7
|Apr precipitation days= 10.8
|May precipitation days= 8.8
|Jun precipitation days= 3.1
|Jul precipitation days= 2.1
|Aug precipitation days= 1.3
|Sep precipitation days= 1.1
|Oct precipitation days= 5.3
|Nov precipitation days= 7.2
|Dec precipitation days= 8.6

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm = 34.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 33.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 31.9
|May precipitation mm = 14.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 3.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 2.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 10.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 26.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 33.7
|Jan sun = 168.8
|Feb sun = 179.8
|Mar sun = 203.0
|Apr sun = 220.6
|May sun = 287.0
|Jun sun = 346.3
|Jul sun = 345.9
|Aug sun = 333.6
|Sep sun = 302.8
|Oct sun = 249.9
|Nov sun = 202.9
|Dec sun = 168.9
|Jan humidity = 64
|Feb humidity = 56
|Mar humidity = 47
|Apr humidity = 40
|May humidity = 33
|Jun humidity = 25
|Jul humidity = 26
|Aug humidity = 26
|Sep humidity = 27
|Oct humidity = 36
|Nov humidity = 49
|Dec humidity = 62
|Jan snow days= 5.1
|Feb snow days= 2.9
|Mar snow days= 1.1
|Apr snow days= 0.1
|May snow days= 0.0
|Jun snow days= 0.0
|Jul snow days= 0.0
|Aug snow days= 0.0
|Sep snow days= 0.0
|Oct snow days= 0.0
|Nov snow days= 0.4
|Dec snow days= 2.7
| Jan uv  = 2
| Feb uv  = 3
| Mar uv  = 3
| Apr uv  = 5
| May uv  = 6
| Jun uv  = 7
| Jul uv  = 7 
| Aug uv  = 7
| Sep uv  = 5
| Oct uv  = 4
| Nov uv  = 3
| Dec uv  = 2
|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name= records>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=11 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205221146/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/6.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperatures>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=6 September 2014}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205222350/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/5.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=20 March 2016}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (precipitation),<ref name= precipitation>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=22 October 2022|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164433/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/25.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humidity>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (days with precipitation),<ref name=precipdays1>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/30.asp|title=No. Of days with precipitation in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name=snowdays>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/32.asp|title=No. Of days with snow in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
(sunshine)<ref name=sunshine1>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/teh/TEHRAN/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Tehran by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|date=October 2022
|source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/iran/tehran-climate|title=Tehran, Iran – Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast}}</ref>}}

{{Weather box |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |location= Tehran-Shomal (north of Tehran), altitude: 1549.1 m, from 1988–2010.
|Jan record high C = 17.2
|Feb record high C = 21.2
|Mar record high C = 29.0
|Apr record high C = 32.4
|May record high C = 33.6
|Jun record high C = 39.2
|Jul record high C = 40.4
|Aug record high C = 39.6
|Sep record high C = 36.2
|Oct record high C = 31.2
|Nov record high C = 23.6
|Dec record high C = 19.6
|Jan high C = 6.1
|Feb high C = 8.6
|Mar high C = 13.8
|Apr high C = 20.0
|May high C = 25.5
|Jun high C = 31.6
|Jul high C = 34.4
|Aug high C = 33.6
|Sep high C = 29.5
|Oct high C = 22.8
|Nov high C = 14.5
|Dec high C = 8.6
|Jan mean C = 2.3
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 9.2
|Apr mean C = 14.9
|May mean C = 19.8
|Jun mean C = 25.6
|Jul mean C = 28.5
|Aug mean C = 27.6
|Sep mean C = 23.4
|Oct mean C = 17.2
|Nov mean C = 9.9
|Dec mean C = 4.8
|Jan low C = -1.5
|Feb low C = 0.2
|Mar low C = 4.6
|Apr low C = 9.8
|May low C = 14.2
|Jun low C = 19.7
|Jul low C = 22.6
|Aug low C = 21.6
|Sep low C = 17.3
|Oct low C = 11.7
|Nov low C = 5.3
|Dec low C = 0.9
|Jan record low C = -13.0
|Feb record low C = -11.0
|Mar record low C = -8.0
|Apr record low C = -1.6
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 12.0
|Jul record low C = 15.4
|Aug record low C = 13.5
|Sep record low C = 8.8
|Oct record low C = 2.6
|Nov record low C = -5.2
|Dec record low C = -9.6

|Jan precipitation days= 12.3
|Feb precipitation days= 10.9
|Mar precipitation days= 12.3
|Apr precipitation days= 10.0
|May precipitation days= 8.9
|Jun precipitation days= 3.3
|Jul precipitation days= 3.4
|Aug precipitation days= 1.6
|Sep precipitation days= 1.3
|Oct precipitation days= 5.8
|Nov precipitation days= 8.6
|Dec precipitation days= 10.7

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm = 61.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 73.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.2
|May precipitation mm = 24.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 4.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 2.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 3.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 18.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 41.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 64.3
|Jan sun = 135.8
|Feb sun = 146.4
|Mar sun = 185.1
|Apr sun = 215.0
|May sun = 274.6
|Jun sun = 322.8
|Jul sun = 331.8
|Aug sun = 327.5
|Sep sun = 292.6
|Oct sun = 245.5
|Nov sun = 171.5
|Dec sun = 135.8
|Jan humidity = 67
|Feb humidity = 59
|Mar humidity = 53
|Apr humidity = 44
|May humidity = 39
|Jun humidity = 30
|Jul humidity = 31
|Aug humidity = 31
|Sep humidity = 33
|Oct humidity = 44
|Nov humidity = 57
|Dec humidity = 66
|Jan snow days= 8.9
|Feb snow days= 6.6
|Mar snow days= 2.5
|Apr snow days= 0.1
|May snow days= 0.1
|Jun snow days= 0
|Jul snow days= 0
|Aug snow days= 0
|Sep snow days= 0
|Oct snow days= 0
|Nov snow days= 0.6
|Dec snow days= 4.9
|source 1 = <ref name="chaharmahalmet.ir">[http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp I.R. OF IRAN SHAHREKORD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (IN PERSIAN)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829024954/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp |date=2017-08-29 }}. 1988–2010</ref>
|date=1988-2010}}

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = [[Mashhad]] (1951–2010, extremes 1951–2010)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes 
|Jan record high C = 20.0
|Feb record high C = 22.0
|Mar record high C = 28.0
|Apr record high C = 30.4
|May record high C = 35.2
|Jun record high C = 38.6
|Jul record high C = 43.8
|Aug record high C = 40.4
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 33.8
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 22.2
|year record high C = 43.8
|Jan high C = 6.1
|Feb high C = 7.3
|Mar high C = 12.2
|Apr high C = 17.9
|May high C = 24.8
|Jun high C = 30.3
|Jul high C = 32.4
|Aug high C = 31.1
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 20.5
|Nov high C = 13.5
|Dec high C = 8.1
|year high C = 21.2
|Jan mean C = 1.7
|Feb mean C = 3.7
|Mar mean C = 8.5
|Apr mean C = 14.7
|May mean C = 19.6
|Jun mean C = 24.4
|Jul mean C = 26.6
|Aug mean C = 24.8
|Sep mean C = 20.3
|Oct mean C = 14.5
|Nov mean C = 8.7
|Dec mean C = 4.0
|year mean C = 14.3
|Jan low C = -5.8
|Feb low C = -4.3
|Mar low C = 2.9
|Apr low C = 6.4
|May low C = 10.4
|Jun low C = 14.4
|Jul low C = 16.7
|Aug low C = 14.5
|Sep low C = 9.7
|Oct low C = 4.4
|Nov low C = -1.9
|Dec low C = -3.7
|year low C = 7.3
|Jan record low C = -27.0
|Feb record low C = -32.0
|Mar record low C = -13.0
|Apr record low C = -7.0
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 10.0
|Aug record low C = 5.0
|Sep record low C = -1.0
|Oct record low C = -8.0
|Nov record low C = -16.0
|Dec record low C = -25.0
|year record low C = -32.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 32.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 34.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 55.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 45.4
|May precipitation mm = 27.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 4.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 2.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 8.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 24.3
|year precipitation mm = 251.5
|Jan humidity = 75
|Feb humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 69
|Apr humidity = 62
|May humidity = 50
|Jun humidity = 37
|Jul humidity = 34
|Aug humidity = 33
|Sep humidity = 37
|Oct humidity = 49
|Nov humidity = 63
|Dec humidity = 73
|year humidity = 54
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.6
|Feb precipitation days = 5.8
|Mar precipitation days = 8.2
|Apr precipitation days = 6.8
|May precipitation days = 4.5
|Jun precipitation days = 1.1
|Jul precipitation days = 0.3
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 0.5
|Oct precipitation days = 1.5
|Nov precipitation days = 2.9
|Dec precipitation days = 4.2
|year precipitation days = 41.6
|Jan snow days = 5.6
|Feb snow days = 5.8
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.2
|Dec snow days = 3.8
|year snow days = 20.9
|Jan sun = 148.3
|Feb sun = 147.5
|Mar sun = 163.3
|Apr sun = 200.4
|May sun = 280.4
|Jun sun = 343.2
|Jul sun = 366.9
|Aug sun = 359.7
|Sep sun = 305.2
|Oct sun = 249.5
|Nov sun = 188.3
|Dec sun = 151.6
|year sun = 2904.3
|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name= recordsmashhad>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204061131/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/7.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204061125/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/6.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperaturesmashhad>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308111615/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/3.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018094426/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/5.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308103639/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/2.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> (precipitation),<ref name= precipitationmashhad>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915001031/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/25.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humiditymashhad>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308112812/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/14.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> (days with precipitation),<ref name=Mashhadprecipdays>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/29.asp|title=No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308105151/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/29.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=Mashhadsnowdays>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/32.asp|title=No. Of days with snow in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308120439/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/32.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
(sunshine)<ref name=sunshineMashhad>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Mashhad by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308105145/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/MASHHAD/42.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|date=March 2016
}}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Isfahan]] (1961–1990, extremes 1951–2010)
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 20.4
| Feb record high C = 23.4
| Mar record high C = 29.0
| Apr record high C = 32.0
| May record high C = 37.6
| Jun record high C = 41.0
| Jul record high C = 43.0
| Aug record high C = 42.0
| Sep record high C = 39.0
| Oct record high C = 33.2
| Nov record high C = 26.8
| Dec record high C = 21.2
| year record high C = 43.0
| Jan high C = 8.8
| Feb high C = 11.9
| Mar high C = 16.8
| Apr high C = 22.0
| May high C = 28.0
| Jun high C = 34.1
| Jul high C = 36.4
| Aug high C = 35.1
| Sep high C = 31.2
| Oct high C = 24.4
| Nov high C = 16.9
| Dec high C = 10.8
| year high C = 23.0
| Jan mean C = 2.7
| Feb mean C = 5.5
| Mar mean C = 10.4
| Apr mean C = 15.7
| May mean C = 21.3
| Jun mean C = 27.1
| Jul mean C = 29.4
| Aug mean C = 27.9
| Sep mean C = 23.5
| Oct mean C = 16.9
| Nov mean C = 9.9
| Dec mean C = 4.4
| year mean C = 16.2
| Jan low C = -2.4
| Feb low C = -0.2
| Mar low C = 4.5
| Apr low C = 9.4
| May low C = 14.2
| Jun low C = 19.1
| Jul low C = 21.5
| Aug low C = 19.8
| Sep low C = 15.1
| Oct low C = 9.3
| Nov low C = 3.6
| Dec low C = -0.9
| year low C = 9.4
| Jan record low C = -19.4
| Feb record low C = -12.2
| Mar record low C = -8.0
| Apr record low C = -4.0
| May record low C = 4.5
| Jun record low C = 10.0
| Jul record low C = 13.0
| Aug record low C = 11.0
| Sep record low C = 5.0
| Oct record low C = 0.0
| Nov record low C = -8.0
| Dec record low C = -13.0
| year record low C = -19.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 17.1
| Feb precipitation mm = 14.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 18.2
| Apr precipitation mm = 19.2
| May precipitation mm = 8.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.6
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 4.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 9.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 19.6
| year precipitation mm = 112.5
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.0
| Feb precipitation days = 2.9
| Mar precipitation days = 3.8
| Apr precipitation days = 3.5
| May precipitation days = 2.0
| Jun precipitation days = 0.2
| Jul precipitation days = 0.3
| Aug precipitation days = 0.1
| Sep precipitation days = 0.0
| Oct precipitation days = 0.8
| Nov precipitation days = 2.2
| Dec precipitation days = 3.7
| year precipitation days = 23.5
| Jan snow days = 3.2
| Feb snow days = 1.7
| Mar snow days = 0.7
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.2
| Dec snow days = 1.9
| year snow days = 7.8
| Jan humidity = 60
| Feb humidity = 51
| Mar humidity = 43
| Apr humidity = 39
| May humidity = 33
| Jun humidity = 23
| Jul humidity = 23
| Aug humidity = 24
| Sep humidity = 26
| Oct humidity = 36
| Nov humidity = 48
| Dec humidity = 57
| year humidity = 39
| Jan sun = 205.3
| Feb sun = 213.3
| Mar sun = 242.1
| Apr sun = 244.5
| May sun = 301.3
| Jun sun = 345.4
| Jul sun = 347.6
| Aug sun = 331.2
| Sep sun = 311.6
| Oct sun = 276.5
| Nov sun = 226.1
| Dec sun = 207.6
| year sun = 3252.5
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAAesfahan>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/IR/40800.TXT|title=Esfahan Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=8 April 2015}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| source 2 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records)<ref name= recordhighsesfahan>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/esf/ESFAHAN/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Esfahan by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025010952/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/esf/ESFAHAN/7.asp|archive-date=25 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= recordlowsesfahan>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/esf/ESFAHAN/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Esfahan by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102438/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/esf/ESFAHAN/6.asp|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| date = November 2011
| source = 
}}

{{Weather box
|metric first = yes
|width = auto
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|location = [[Karaj]] (1985–2010)
|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 19.8
|Mar record high C = 27.4
|Apr record high C = 33.0
|May record high C = 34.6
|Jun record high C = 39.2
|Jul record high C = 42.0
|Aug record high C = 40.2
|Sep record high C = 37.2
|Oct record high C = 31.8
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 20.0
|year record high C = 42.0
|Jan high C = 6.1
|Feb high C = 9.0
|Mar high C = 14.2
|Apr high C = 20.7
|May high C = 26.2
|Jun high C = 32.6
|Jul high C = 35.2
|Aug high C = 34.5
|Sep high C = 30.4
|Oct high C = 23.5
|Nov high C = 15.1
|Dec high C = 8.9
|year high C = 21.4
|Jan mean C = 1.8
|Feb mean C = 4.1
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 14.5
|May mean C = 19.2
|Jun mean C = 24.6
|Jul mean C = 27.1
|Aug mean C = 26.8
|Sep mean C = 22.9
|Oct mean C = 17.1
|Nov mean C = 9.9
|Dec mean C = 4.6
|year mean C = 15.1
|Jan low C = -2.5
|Feb low C = -0.7
|Mar low C = 3.2
|Apr low C = 8.4
|May low C = 12.2
|Jun low C = 16.5
|Jul low C = 19.0
|Aug low C = 19.1
|Sep low C = 15.3
|Oct low C = 10.8
|Nov low C = 4.8
|Dec low C = 0.3
|year low C = 8.9
|Jan record low C = -19.0
|Feb record low C = -15.6
|Mar record low C = -10.5
|Apr record low C = -3.5
|May record low C = -0.4
|Jun record low C = 7.2
|Jul record low C = 10.6
|Aug record low C = 12.0
|Sep record low C = 7.0
|Oct record low C = -0.5
|Nov record low C = -6.0
|Dec record low C = -14.6
|year record low C = -19.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 30.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 32.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 39.1
|May precipitation mm = 19.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 15.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 27.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 33.5
|year precipitation mm = 251.7
|Jan humidity = 67
|Feb humidity = 60
|Mar humidity = 53
|Apr humidity = 48
|May humidity = 43
|Jun humidity = 34
|Jul humidity = 35
|Aug humidity = 34
|Sep humidity = 36
|Oct humidity = 44
|Nov humidity = 56
|Dec humidity = 66
|year humidity = 48
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.3
|Feb precipitation days = 5.7
|Mar precipitation days = 6.7
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 3.7
|Jun precipitation days = 1.0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.7
|Aug precipitation days = 0.3
|Sep precipitation days = 0.3
|Oct precipitation days = 3.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 5.8
|year precipitation days = 44.3
|Jan snow days = 5.4
|Feb snow days = 3.7
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.5
|Dec snow days = 2.7
|year snow days = 14.3
|Jan sun = 166.3
|Feb sun = 169.7
|Mar sun = 197.4
|Apr sun = 218.1
|May sun = 280.7
|Jun sun = 335.2
|Jul sun = 341.5
|Aug sun = 340.1
|Sep sun = 304.2
|Oct sun = 250.1
|Nov sun = 187.2
|Dec sun = 156.8
|year sun = 2947.3
|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name=recordskaraj>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414135119/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/7.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414140635/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/6.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperatures2>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414131253/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/3.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414124948/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/5.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414124402/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/2.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (precipitation),<ref name=precipitation1>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330145042/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/25.asp|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humidity1>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414135739/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/14.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (days with precipitation and snow),<ref name=precipdayskaraj>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/29.asp|title=No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414125455/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/29.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/32.asp|title=No. of days with snow or sleet in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414131810/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/32.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (sunshine)<ref name=sunshinekaraj>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Karaj by Month 1985–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414141402/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/alb/KARAJ/42.asp|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = [[Shiraz]] (1961–1990, extremes 1951–2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|collapsed=yes
|Jan record high C = 22.4
|Feb record high C = 24.0
|Mar record high C = 30.6
|Apr record high C = 34.0
|May record high C = 38.6
|Jun record high C = 42.0
|Jul record high C = 43.2
|Aug record high C = 42.0
|Sep record high C = 39.0
|Oct record high C = 34.4
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 23.2
|year record high C = 43.2
|Jan high C = 12.1
|Feb high C = 14.7
|Mar high C = 18.9
|Apr high C = 23.8
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 36.1
|Jul high C = 37.8
|Aug high C = 37.0
|Sep high C = 33.7
|Oct high C = 27.8
|Nov high C = 20.5
|Dec high C = 14.4
|year high C = 25.6
|Jan mean C = 5.3
|Feb mean C = 7.7
|Mar mean C = 11.8
|Apr mean C = 16.2
|May mean C = 22.5
|Jun mean C = 27.7
|Jul mean C = 29.8
|Aug mean C = 28.7
|Sep mean C = 24.5
|Oct mean C = 18.4
|Nov mean C = 11.7
|Dec mean C = 6.8
|year mean C = 17.6
|Jan low C = -0.4
|Feb low C = 1.2
|Mar low C = 4.8
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 13.2
|Jun low C = 17.1
|Jul low C = 19.9
|Aug low C = 18.8
|Sep low C = 14.1
|Oct low C = 8.8
|Nov low C = 3.8
|Dec low C = 0.5
|year low C = 9.2
|Jan record low C = -14.0
|Feb record low C = -8.0
|Mar record low C = -4.0
|Apr record low C = -2.0
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 9.0
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 12.0
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 1.6
|Nov record low C = -8.0
|Dec record low C = -11.0
|year record low C = -14.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 79.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 49.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 48.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 30.6
|May precipitation mm = 6.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 5.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 20.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 63.2
|year precipitation mm = 305.6
|Jan rain days = 8.7
|Feb rain days = 7.9
|Mar rain days = 7.9
|Apr rain days = 6.4
|May rain days = 2.1
|Jun rain days = 0.2
|Jul rain days = 0.8
|Aug rain days = 0.4
|Sep rain days = 0.1
|Oct rain days = 1.2
|Nov rain days = 3.7
|Dec rain days = 7.2
|year rain days = 46.6
|Jan snow days = 1.5
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|year snow days = 2.7
|Jan humidity = 65
|Feb humidity = 58
|Mar humidity = 51
|Apr humidity = 46
|May humidity = 32
|Jun humidity = 22
|Jul humidity = 24
|Aug humidity = 24
|Sep humidity = 26
|Oct humidity = 34
|Nov humidity = 48
|Dec humidity = 61
|year humidity = 41
|Jan sun = 217.0
|Feb sun = 218.5
|Mar sun = 236.2
|Apr sun = 247.7
|May sun = 324.1
|Jun sun = 357.8
|Jul sun = 344.6
|Aug sun = 329.7
|Sep sun = 318.0
|Oct sun = 297.7
|Nov sun = 238.3
|Dec sun = 216.2
|year sun = 3345.8
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAAshiraz>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40848.TXT|title=Shiraz Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref>
|source 2 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records)<ref name= recordhighsshiraz>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-date=14 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414141122/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= recordlowsshiraz>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-date=14 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414134615/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Tabriz]] (1951–2010, extremes 1951–2010)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|width = auto 
|collapsed = Yes 
|Jan record high C = 16.0
|Feb record high C = 19.0
|Mar record high C = 25.6
|Apr record high C = 31.2
|May record high C = 33.8
|Jun record high C = 39.0
|Jul record high C = 42.0
|Aug record high C = 41.0
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 30.6
|Nov record high C = 23.4
|Dec record high C = 21.8
|year record high C = 42.0
|Jan high C = 2.3
|Feb high C = 4.9
|Mar high C = 10.6
|Apr high C = 17.0
|May high C = 22.8
|Jun high C = 28.8
|Jul high C = 32.8
|Aug high C = 32.7
|Sep high C = 28.3
|Oct high C = 20.7
|Nov high C = 12.0
|Dec high C = 5.2
|year high C = 18.2
|Jan mean C = -1.7
|Feb mean C = 0.5
|Mar mean C = 5.6
|Apr mean C = 11.5
|May mean C = 16.7
|Jun mean C = 22.1
|Jul mean C = 26.0
|Aug mean C = 25.9
|Sep mean C = 21.4
|Oct mean C = 14.5
|Nov mean C = 7.1
|Dec mean C = 1.2
|year mean C = 12.6
|Jan low C = -5.7
|Feb low C = -3.9
|Mar low C = 0.6
|Apr low C = 6.0
|May low C = 10.7
|Jun low C = 15.4
|Jul low C = 19.3
|Aug low C = 19.1
|Sep low C = 14.5
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 2.1
|Dec low C = -2.9
|year low C = 7.0
|Jan record low C = -30.0
|Feb record low C = -25.0
|Mar record low C = -20.0
|Apr record low C = -15.0
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 10.0
|Sep record low C = 4.0
|Oct record low C = -4.0
|Nov record low C = -17.0
|Dec record low C = -23.5
|year record low C = -30.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 28.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 56.6
|May precipitation mm = 43.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 19.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 5.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 3.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 10.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 24.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 30.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 24.1
|year precipitation mm = 318.8
|Jan rain days = 6.9
|Feb rain days = 7.3
|Mar rain days = 10.7
|Apr rain days = 14.8
|May rain days = 9.3
|Jun rain days = 3.2
|Jul rain days = 1.2
|Aug rain days = 0.6
|Sep rain days = 1.9
|Oct rain days = 4.9
|Nov rain days = 5.5
|Dec rain days = 6.3
|year rain days = 72.6
|Jan snow days = 11.3
|Feb snow days = 9.9
|Mar snow days = 5.9
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 1.8
|Dec snow days = 8.2
|year snow days = 38.4
|Jan humidity = 72
|Feb humidity = 69
|Mar humidity = 61
|Apr humidity = 56
|May humidity = 50
|Jun humidity = 40
|Jul humidity = 36
|Aug humidity = 36
|Sep humidity = 39
|Oct humidity = 51
|Nov humidity = 65
|Dec humidity = 71
|year humidity = 53
|Jan sun = 125.9
|Feb sun = 146.3
|Mar sun = 179.7
|Apr sun = 200.8
|May sun = 268.7
|Jun sun = 334.3
|Jul sun = 352.5
|Aug sun = 337.7
|Sep sun = 301.4
|Oct sun = 231.6
|Nov sun = 180.3
|Dec sun = 136.8
|year sun = 2796.0
|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name= recordsTabriz>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228010249/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/7.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018142312/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/6.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperaturesTabriz>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307235101/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/3.asp|archive-date=7 March 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205211713/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/5.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308051509/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/2.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> (precipitation),<ref name= precipitationTabriz>{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911211253/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/25.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humidityTabri>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307235057/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/14.asp|archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> (days with precipitation),<ref name=Tabrizprecipdays>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/29.asp|title=No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308000229/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/29.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=Tabrizsnowdays>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/32.asp|title=No. Of days with snow in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222529/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/32.asp|archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref>

(sunshine)<ref name=sunshineTabriz>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Tabriz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001018/http://www.chbmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/TABRIZ/42.asp|archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|date=March 2016
}}

{{Weather box
|metric first = yes
|width = auto
|collapsed = yes
|single line = yes
|location = [[Qom]] (1986–2010)
|Jan record high C = 23.4
|Feb record high C = 26.5
|Mar record high C = 35.5
|Apr record high C = 36.5
|May record high C = 41.5
|Jun record high C = 44.2
|Jul record high C = 47.0
|Aug record high C = 45.5
|Sep record high C = 41.6
|Oct record high C = 36.6
|Nov record high C = 28.6
|Dec record high C = 22.5
|year record high C = 47.0
|Jan high C = 10.2
|Feb high C = 13.6
|Mar high C = 19.1
|Apr high C = 26.0
|May high C = 31.8
|Jun high C = 37.9
|Jul high C = 40.3
|Aug high C = 39.4
|Sep high C = 34.9
|Oct high C = 27.7
|Nov high C = 18.9
|Dec high C = 12.2
|year high C = 26.0
|Jan mean C = 4.2
|Feb mean C = 7.1
|Mar mean C = 12.0
|Apr mean C = 18.3
|May mean C = 23.6
|Jun mean C = 29.1
|Jul mean C = 31.8
|Aug mean C = 30.3
|Sep mean C = 25.2
|Oct mean C = 19.0
|Nov mean C = 11.5
|Dec mean C = 6.1
|year mean C = 18.2
|Jan low C = &minus;1.9
|Feb low C = 0.6
|Mar low C = 5.0
|Apr low C = 10.5
|May low C = 15.4
|Jun low C = 20.2
|Jul low C = 23.4
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 15.6
|Oct low C = 10.3
|Nov low C = 4.1
|Dec low C = &minus;0.1
|year low C = 10.4
|Jan record low C = &minus;23.0
|Feb record low C = &minus;11.2
|Mar record low C = &minus;11.0
|Apr record low C = 0.4
|May record low C = 5.4
|Jun record low C = 8.0
|Jul record low C = 15.0
|Aug record low C = 13.5
|Sep record low C = 6.5
|Oct record low C = 0.6
|Nov record low C = &minus;7.0
|Dec record low C = &minus;10.5
|year record low C = &minus;23.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 25.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 20.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 27.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 20.2
|May precipitation mm = 10.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 6.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 19.4
|Jan humidity = 66
|Feb humidity = 58
|Mar humidity = 48
|Apr humidity = 42
|May humidity = 33
|Jun humidity = 24
|Jul humidity = 23
|Aug humidity = 24
|Sep humidity = 26
|Oct humidity = 38
|Nov humidity = 52
|Dec humidity = 66
|year humidity = 41
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.4
|Feb precipitation days = 4.1
|Mar precipitation days = 4.2
|Apr precipitation days = 3.9
|May precipitation days = 2.0
|Jun precipitation days = 0.4
|Jul precipitation days = 0.2
|Aug precipitation days = 0.1
|Sep precipitation days = 0.3
|Oct precipitation days = 1.8
|Nov precipitation days = 2.6
|Dec precipitation days = 3.2
|Jan snow days = 3.1
|Feb snow days = 1.4
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.9
|Jan sun = 185.0
|Feb sun = 194.0
|Mar sun = 221.5
|Apr sun = 233.3
|May sun = 296.6
|Jun sun = 351.5
|Jul sun = 354.5
|Aug sun = 347.3
|Sep sun = 309.9
|Oct sun = 263.4
|Nov sun = 204.9
|Dec sun = 172.7
|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name= recordsQom>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperaturesqom>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906134337/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/3.asp|archive-date=2014-09-06|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906035549/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/2.asp|archive-date=2014-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> (precipitation),<ref name=precipitationqom>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humidityQom>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916074028/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/14.asp|archive-date=2014-09-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> (days with precipitation and snow),<ref name=precipdays>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/29.asp|title=No. of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822011201/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/29.asp|archive-date=2014-08-22|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/32.asp|title=No. of days with snow or sleet in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826001622/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/32.asp|archive-date=2014-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> (sunshine)<ref name=sunshine>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Ghom by Month 1986–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906204143/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/qom/GHOM/42.asp|archive-date=2014-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = [[Ahvaz]] (1951–2010)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high C = 28.0
|Feb record high C = 31.5
|Mar record high C = 37.6
|Apr record high C = 43.0
|May record high C = 48.6
|Jun record high C = 52.2
|Jul record high C = 51.6
|Aug record high C = 51.0
|Sep record high C = 48.4
|Oct record high C = 45.0
|Nov record high C = 36.0
|Dec record high C = 29.0
|year record high C = 54.0

|Jan high C = 17.5
|Feb high C = 20.5
|Mar high C = 25.5
|Apr high C = 32.2
|May high C = 39.3
|Jun high C = 44.6
|Jul high C = 46.3
|Aug high C = 45.9
|Sep high C = 42.5
|Oct high C = 36.0
|Nov high C = 26.5
|Dec high C = 19.4
|year high C = 33.0

|Jan mean C = 12.3
|Feb mean C = 14.7
|Mar mean C = 19.0
|Apr mean C = 24.9
|May mean C = 31.1
|Jun mean C = 35.2
|Jul mean C = 37.3
|Aug mean C = 36.7
|Sep mean C = 33.0
|Oct mean C = 27.3
|Nov mean C = 19.8
|Dec mean C = 14.0
|year mean C = 25.4

|Jan low C =  7.2
|Feb low C =  8.8
|Mar low C = 12.5
|Apr low C = 17.6
|May low C = 23.0
|Jun low C = 25.9
|Jul low C = 28.2
|Aug low C = 27.4 
|Sep low C = 23.4
|Oct low C = 18.8
|Nov low C = 13.0
|Dec low C =  8.6
|year low C = 17.9

|Jan record low C = -7.0
|Feb record low C = -5.0
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = 6.0
|May record low C = 13.0
|Jun record low C = 15.0
|Jul record low C = 19.0
|Aug record low C = 18.0
|Sep record low C = 13.0
|Oct record low C = 8.0
|Nov record low C = 0.0
|Dec record low C = -1.0
|year record low C = -7.0

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 48.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 26.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 26.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 16.1
|May precipitation mm =  4.4
|Jun precipitation mm =  0.4
|Jul precipitation mm =  0.1
|Aug precipitation mm =  0.0
|Sep precipitation mm =  0.2
|Oct precipitation mm =  6.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 31.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 48.7
|year precipitation mm = 209.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.9
|Feb precipitation days = 3.6
|Mar precipitation days = 3.6
|Apr precipitation days = 2.8
|May precipitation days = 0.8
|Jun precipitation days = 0.1
|Jul precipitation days = 0.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.0
|Sep precipitation days = 0.0
|Oct precipitation days = 1.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.9
|Dec precipitation days = 4.5
|year precipitation days = 24.2

|Jan humidity = 71
|Feb humidity = 61
|Mar humidity = 51
|Apr humidity = 41
|May humidity = 28
|Jun humidity = 22
|Jul humidity = 24
|Aug humidity = 28
|Sep humidity = 29
|Oct humidity = 38
|Nov humidity = 53
|Dec humidity = 69
|year humidity = 43

|Jan sun = 174.7
|Feb sun = 193.2
|Mar sun = 214.1
|Apr sun = 233.8
|May sun = 284.4
|Jun sun = 326.2
|Jul sun = 336.1
|Aug sun = 331.2
|Sep sun = 301.8
|Oct sun = 263.5
|Nov sun = 209.5
|Dec sun = 176.4
|year sun = 3044.9

|source 1 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name= recordsahvaz>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418000942/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/7.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417192142/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/6.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (temperatures),<ref name=temperaturesahvaz>*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526233914/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/3.asp|archive-date=26 May 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417231159/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/5.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530145156/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/2.asp|archive-date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/3.asp|title=Average Maximum temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526233914/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/3.asp|archive-date=26 May 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/5.asp|title=Average Mean Daily temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417231159/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/5.asp|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/2.asp|title=Average Minimum temperature in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530145156/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/2.asp|archive-date=30 May 2016}} (precipitation),<ref name= precipitationahvaz>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/25.asp|title=Monthly Total Precipitation in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109073918/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/25.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (humidity),<ref name=humidityahvaz>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/14.asp|title=Average relative humidity in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526153207/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/14.asp|archive-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> (days with precipitation),<ref name=Ahvazprecipdays>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/29.asp|title=No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111643/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/29.asp|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> (sunshine)<ref name=sunshineAhvaz>
{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/42.asp|title=Monthly total sunshine hours in Ahwaz by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014502/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khz/AHWAZ/42.asp|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>
|date=February 2017
}}

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = [[Kermanshah]], Iran (1961–1990, extremes 1951–2010)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 20.2
|Feb record high C = 21.8
|Mar record high C = 28.4
|Apr record high C = 33.7
|May record high C = 38.5
|Jun record high C = 43.0
|Jul record high C = 44.1
|Aug record high C = 44.0
|Sep record high C = 40.4
|Oct record high C = 34.4
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 25.4
|year record high C = 44.1
|Jan high C = 6.5
|Feb high C = 8.9
|Mar high C = 14.3
|Apr high C = 19.7
|May high C = 25.8
|Jun high C = 33.3
|Jul high C = 37.8
|Aug high C = 37.0
|Sep high C = 32.5
|Oct high C = 25.0
|Nov high C = 16.7
|Dec high C = 9.7
|year high C = 22.3
|Jan mean C = 0.6
|Feb mean C = 2.5
|Mar mean C = 7.7
|Apr mean C = 12.7
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 23.6
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 27.2
|Sep mean C = 22.4
|Oct mean C = 16.0
|Nov mean C = 8.9
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|year mean C = 14.2
|Jan low C = -4.3
|Feb low C = -3.0
|Mar low C = 1.2
|Apr low C = 5.1
|May low C = 8.2
|Jun low C = 11.4
|Jul low C = 16.1
|Aug low C = 15.4
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 1.8
|Dec low C = -1.7
|year low C = 5.6
|Jan record low C = −24.0
|Feb record low C = -27.0
|Mar record low C = −11.3
|Apr record low C = -6.1
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 2.0
|Jul record low C = 8.0
|Aug record low C = 8.0
|Sep record low C = 1.2
|Oct record low C = -3.5
|Nov record low C = -17.0
|Dec record low C = −17.0
|year record low C = -27.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 67.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 62.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 88.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 69.9
|May precipitation mm = 33.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 54.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 70.3
|year precipitation mm = 478.7
|Jan rain days = 11.4
|Feb rain days = 10.7
|Mar rain days = 12.6
|Apr rain days = 11.0
|May rain days = 7.6
|Jun rain days = 0.5
|Jul rain days = 0.2
|Aug rain days = 0.4
|Sep rain days = 0.5
|Oct rain days = 4.9
|Nov rain days = 7.9
|Dec rain days = 9.6
|year rain days = 77.3
|Jan snow days = 5.9
|Feb snow days = 4.7
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 3.1
|year snow days = 16.1
|Jan humidity = 75
|Feb humidity = 71
|Mar humidity = 62
|Apr humidity = 57
|May humidity = 49
|Jun humidity = 28
|Jul humidity = 23
|Aug humidity = 23
|Sep humidity = 25
|Oct humidity = 40
|Nov humidity = 59
|Dec humidity = 71
|year humidity = 49
|Jan sun = 134.8
|Feb sun = 150.1
|Mar sun = 180.7
|Apr sun = 204.6
|May sun = 268.0
|Jun sun = 348.3
|Jul sun = 349.1
|Aug sun = 336.7
|Sep sun = 304.6
|Oct sun = 242.8
|Nov sun = 187.6
|Dec sun = 147.9
|year sun = 2855.2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40766.TXT|title=Kermanshah Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>
|source 2 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records)<ref name= recordhighs>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/keh/KERMANSH/7.asp|title=Highest record temperature in Kermanshah by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005175449/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/keh/KERMANSH/7.asp|archive-date=5 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= recordlows>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/keh/KERMANSH/6.asp|title=Lowest record temperature in Kermanshah by Month 1951–2010|publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121051003/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/keh/KERMANSH/6.asp|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location=[[Rasht]]
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C = 30
|Feb record high C = 31
|Mar record high C = 38.0
|Apr record high C = 37
|May record high C = 37.6
|Jun record high C = 37
|Jul record high C = 37
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 40
|Oct record high C = 37.4
|Nov record high C = 36
|Dec record high C = 32
|Jan high C = 11.0
|Feb high C = 11.2
|Mar high C = 13.5
|Apr high C = 19.0
|May high C = 24.0
|Jun high C = 28.1
|Jul high C = 30.3
|Aug high C = 30.2
|Sep high C = 26.7
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 17.5
|Dec high C = 13.5
|Jan mean C = 6.7
|Feb mean C = 7.0
|Mar mean C = 9.4
|Apr mean C = 14.3
|May mean C = 19.2
|Jun mean C = 23.2
|Jul mean C = 25.3
|Aug mean C = 25.3
|Sep mean C = 22.2
|Oct mean C = 17.7
|Nov mean C = 12.9
|Dec mean C = 8.9
|Jan low C = 2.4
|Feb low C = 2.7
|Mar low C = 5.3
|Apr low C = 9.6
|May low C = 14.4
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 20.4
|Aug low C = 20.3
|Sep low C = 17.6
|Oct low C = 13.3
|Nov low C = 8.3
|Dec low C = 4.4
|Jan record low C = -19
|Feb record low C = -18
|Mar record low C = -6.4
|Apr record low C = -2
|May record low C = 3.6
|Jun record low C = 5
|Jul record low C = 11
|Aug record low C = 9
|Sep record low C = 7
|Oct record low C = 1
|Nov record low C = -4
|Dec record low C = -10
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 132.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 116.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 112.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 64.8
|May precipitation mm = 51.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 43.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 42.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 68.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 152.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 211.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 186.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 155.8
|Jan precipitation days = 13.4
|Feb precipitation days = 12.9
|Mar precipitation days = 15.4
|Apr precipitation days = 12.3
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.3
|Jul precipitation days = 6.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.6
|Sep precipitation days = 12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 13.8
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 13.0
|Jan snow days = 2.5
|Feb snow days = 2.8
|Mar snow days = 1.3
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.9
|Jan humidity = 84
|Feb humidity = 85
|Mar humidity = 84
|Apr humidity = 80
|May humidity = 78
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 74
|Aug humidity = 77
|Sep humidity = 82
|Oct humidity = 86
|Nov humidity = 85
|Dec humidity = 85
|Jan sun = 91.7
|Feb sun = 86.7
|Mar sun = 91.2
|Apr sun = 122.0
|May sun = 174.0
|Jun sun = 213.2
|Jul sun = 222.1
|Aug sun = 187.7
|Sep sun = 140.2
|Oct sun = 118.3
|Nov sun = 100.2
|Dec sun = 89.6
|source 1 = World Climate<ref>[http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/i/IR40719.php Rasht, Iran: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309214022/http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/i/IR40719.php |date=9 March 2014 }}. Retrieved on: 16 June 2013.</ref>
|source 2 = Shahrekord Meteorology Database<ref>[http://chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/gil/RASHT/5.asp Climatological Norms of Iran synoptic stations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518102333/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/gil/RASHT/5.asp |date=18 May 2013 }}. Retrieved on: 12 September 2011.</ref>
|date=September 2011}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = [[Saqqez]], Iran
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 20
|Mar record high C = 24
|Apr record high C = 29
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 39
|Jul record high C = 43
|Aug record high C = 42
|Sep record high C = 39
|Oct record high C = 32
|Nov record high C = 26
|Dec record high C = 22.2
|Jan high C = 2.4
|Feb high C = 4.7
|Mar high C = 11.0
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 23.1
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 34.3
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 29.8
|Oct high C = 22.2
|Nov high C = 13.4
|Dec high C = 6.1
|year high C = 19.03
|Jan low C = &minus;8.1
|Feb low C = &minus;6.7
|Mar low C = &minus;1.2
|Apr low C = 3.6
|May low C = 6.6
|Jun low C = 9.5
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 13.4
|Sep low C = 8.3
|Oct low C = 4.4
|Nov low C = &minus;0.3
|Dec low C = &minus;4.6
|year low C = 3.24
|Jan record low C = &minus;32
|Feb record low C = &minus;36
|Mar record low C = &minus;27.6
|Apr record low C = &minus;9
|May record low C = &minus;5
|Jun record low C = &minus;0.6
|Jul record low C = 3.8
|Aug record low C = 4.8
|Sep record low C = &minus;0.4
|Oct record low C = &minus;7
|Nov record low C = &minus;24
|Dec record low C = &minus;32
|year record low C = &minus;36
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 66.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 58.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 79.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 83.6
|May precipitation mm = 52.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 5.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 2.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 2.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 27.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 56.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 61.7
|Jan humidity = 73
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 64
|Apr humidity = 58
|May humidity = 52
|Jun humidity = 40
|Jul humidity = 35
|Aug humidity = 33
|Sep humidity = 33
|Oct humidity = 47
|Nov humidity = 63
|Dec humidity = 71
|Jan precipitation days = 8.5
|Feb precipitation days = 8.3
|Mar precipitation days = 10.0
|Apr precipitation days = 9.8
|May precipitation days = 7.0
|Jun precipitation days = 1.2
|Jul precipitation days = 0.7
|Aug precipitation days = 0.6
|Sep precipitation days = 0.5
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 6.2
|Dec precipitation days = 8.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan sun = 121.5
|Feb sun = 142.2
|Mar sun = 177.4
|Apr sun = 213.1
|May sun = 287.1
|Jun sun = 345.1
|Jul sun = 357.4
|Aug sun = 344.3
|Sep sun = 311.1
|Oct sun = 254.3
|Nov sun = 174.1
|Dec sun = 123.4
|source 1 = [http://irimo.ir/english/monthly&annual/admin2.asp?CODE=121 Synoptic Stations Statistics]
|date=November 2011
}}

{{Weather box
| width=auto
| location=[[Hamedan]]
| metric first=Y
| single line=Y
| Jan record high C = 17.0
| Feb record high C = 19.0
| Mar record high C = 25.0
| Apr record high C = 28.0
| May record high C = 33.0
| Jun record high C = 39.0
| Jul record high C = 40.6
| Aug record high C = 39.4
| Sep record high C = 36.4
| Oct record high C = 30.0
| Nov record high C = 23.0
| Dec record high C = 18.8
| Jan high C = 2.0
| Feb high C = 4.3
| Mar high C = 11.5
| Apr high C = 18.1
| May high C = 23.9
| Jun high C = 30.9
| Jul high C = 34.9
| Aug high C = 34.2
| Sep high C = 29.8
| Oct high C = 21.9
| Nov high C = 13.7
| Dec high C = 5.9
| Jan mean C = -4.6
| Feb mean C = -2.2
| Mar mean C = 4.5
| Apr mean C = 10.4
| May mean C = 15.5
| Jun mean C = 21.3
| Jul mean C = 25.3
| Aug mean C = 24.3
| Sep mean C = 19.0
| Oct mean C = 12.1
| Nov mean C = 5.3
| Dec mean C = -0.9
| Jan low C = -10.5
| Feb low C = -8.2
| Mar low C = -2.1
| Apr low C = 2.7
| May low C = 6.4
| Jun low C = 9.8
| Jul low C = 13.9
| Aug low C = 12.8
| Sep low C = 7.0
| Oct low C = 2.5
| Nov low C = -2.1
| Dec low C = -6.6
| Jan record low C = −34.0
| Feb record low C = -33.0
| Mar record low C = −21.0
| Apr record low C = -12.0
| May record low C = -3.0
| Jun record low C = 2.0
| Jul record low C = 7.0
| Aug record low C = 4.0
| Sep record low C = -4.0
| Oct record low C = -7.0
| Nov record low C = −14.5
| Dec record low C = −29.0
| Jan precipitation mm = 46.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 43.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 49.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 49.8
| May precipitation mm = 37.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 3.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 2.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 1.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 20.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 26.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 40.9
| Jan rain days = 11.6
| Feb rain days = 11.1
| Mar rain days = 12.4
| Apr rain days = 12.1
| May rain days = 9.5
| Jun rain days = 2.0
| Jul rain days = 1.3
| Aug rain days = 1.6
| Sep rain days = 1.0
| Oct rain days = 5.6
| Nov rain days = 6.8
| Dec rain days = 10.1
| Jan snow days = 8.8
| Feb snow days = 8.2
| Mar snow days = 4.2
| Apr snow days = 0.6
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.2
| Nov snow days = 0.9
| Dec snow days = 6.9
| Jan sun = 131.8
| Feb sun = 137.1
| Mar sun = 174.5
| Apr sun = 199.6
| May sun = 258.5
| Jun sun = 341.8
| Jul sun = 342.7
| Aug sun = 322.2
| Sep sun = 295.6
| Oct sun = 234.3
| Nov sun = 183.1
| Dec sun = 135.3
| Jan humidity = 76
| Feb humidity = 73
| Mar humidity = 64
| Apr humidity = 56
| May humidity = 50
| Jun humidity = 36
| Jul humidity = 31
| Aug humidity = 31
| Sep humidity = 34
| Oct humidity = 48
| Nov humidity = 61
| Dec humidity = 73
| source 1=NOAA (1961–1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40767.TXT|title=Hamedan Nozheh Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> 
| date=April 2011
}}

{{Weather box|width=auto
| location = [[Yazd]] (1951–2010, records and temperature normals 1951–2020)
| metric first = Y
| single line  = Y
| Jan record high C = 27.0
| Feb record high C = 29.4
| Mar record high C = 35.2
| Apr record high C = 38.0
| May record high C = 41.0
| Jun record high C = 44.1
| Jul record high C = 45.6
| Aug record high C = 45.6
| Sep record high C = 42.0
| Oct record high C = 36.4
| Nov record high C = 30.8
| Dec record high C = 28.5
| Jan high C = 12.7
| Feb high C = 16.0
| Mar high C = 21.0
| Apr high C = 26.9
| May high C = 32.5
| Jun high C = 38.1
| Jul high C = 39.6
| Aug high C = 38.0
| Sep high C = 34.5
| Oct high C = 27.8
| Nov high C = 19.9
| Dec high C = 14.5
| Jan mean C = 6.4
| Feb mean C = 9.3
| Mar mean C = 14.2
| Apr mean C = 19.9
| May mean C = 25.3
| Jun mean C = 30.5
| Jul mean C = 32.3
| Aug mean C = 30.2
| Sep mean C = 26.3
| Oct mean C = 19.9
| Nov mean C = 12.7
| Dec mean C = 7.8
| Jan low C = −0.0
| Feb low C = 2.6
| Mar low C = 7.4
| Apr low C = 12.9
| May low C = 18.0
| Jun low C = 22.8
| Jul low C = 24.9
| Aug low C = 22.3
| Sep low C = 18.1
| Oct low C = 12.0
| Nov low C = 5.5
| Dec low C = 1.1
| Jan record low C = −14.0
| Feb record low C = −10.1
| Mar record low C = −7.0
| Apr record low C = 0.0
| May record low C = 2.0
| Jun record low C = 11.0
| Jul record low C = 16.0
| Aug record low C = 12.0
| Sep record low C = 2.0
| Oct record low C = −3.0
| Nov record low C = −10.0
| Dec record low C = −16.0
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 12.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 7.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 12.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 7.3
| May precipitation mm = 3.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 1.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 4.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 10.0
| Jan precipitation days = 4.8
| Feb precipitation days = 3.5
| Mar precipitation days = 4.8
| Apr precipitation days = 4.3
| May precipitation days = 2.2
| Jun precipitation days = 0.3
| Jul precipitation days = 0.2
| Aug precipitation days = 0.1
| Sep precipitation days = 0.1
| Oct precipitation days = 0.8
| Nov precipitation days = 2.2
| Dec precipitation days = 3.7
| Jan snow days = 2.1
| Feb snow days = 0.8
| Mar snow days = 0.2
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.1
| Dec snow days = 0.8
| Jan humidity = 54
| Feb humidity = 44
| Mar humidity = 37
| Apr humidity = 32
| May humidity = 25
| Jun humidity = 18
| Jul humidity = 17
| Aug humidity = 17
| Sep humidity = 19
| Oct humidity = 27
| Nov humidity = 38
| Dec humidity = 50
| Jan sun = 194.1
| Feb sun = 210.3
| Mar sun = 225.4
| Apr sun = 246.2
| May sun = 302.7
| Jun sun = 343.1
| Jul sun = 347.2
| Aug sun = 346.1
| Sep sun = 316.4
| Oct sun = 286.9
| Nov sun = 226.2
| Dec sun = 200.3
| source 1 = [https://irimo.ir]
| source 2 = IRIMO (extremes, sun, humidity, 1952–2010)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40821.TXT|title=Yazd Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box|location=[[Ardabil]]
|metric first=Y
|single line=Y
|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 20.0
|Mar record high C = 27.2
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 37.5
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 39.8
|Sep record high C = 37.4
|Oct record high C = 30.8
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 21.2
|Jan high C = 3.0
|Feb high C = 4.5
|Mar high C = 9.3
|Apr high C = 16.7
|May high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 23.2
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 24.7
|Sep high C = 22.6
|Oct high C = 17.5
|Nov high C = 11.4
|Dec high C = 5.7
|Jan low C = -7.9
|Feb low C = -6.3
|Mar low C = -2.4
|Apr low C = 2.8
|May low C = 6.0
|Jun low C = 9.0
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 11.6
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 4.8
|Nov low C = 0.3
|Dec low C = −4.6
|Jan record low C = -31.4
|Feb record low C = -33.8
|Mar record low C = -28.8
|Apr record low C = -13.0
|May record low C = -8.5
|Jun record low C = -0.2
|Jul record low C = 3.0
|Aug record low C = 2.2
|Sep record low C = -4.4
|Oct record low C = -21.0
|Nov record low C = -24.2
|Dec record low C = -27.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 25.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 24.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 40.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 47.0
|May precipitation mm = 42.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 18.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 5.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 5.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 10.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 31.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 34.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 29.4
|Jan rain days= 8.2
|Feb rain days= 8.9
|Mar rain days= 11.3
|Apr rain days= 14.2
|May rain days= 15.7
|Jun rain days= 7.2
|Jul rain days= 3.9
|Aug rain days= 4.1
|Sep rain days= 6.4
|Oct rain days= 9.2
|Nov rain days= 7.7
|Dec rain days= 7.9

|Jan sun = 146.2
|Feb sun = 153.7
|Mar sun = 170.4
|Apr sun = 184.9
|May sun = 245.4
|Jun sun = 293.6
|Jul sun = 302.8
|Aug sun = 274.3
|Sep sun = 227.1
|Oct sun = 185.6
|Nov sun = 153.4
|Dec sun = 141.0
|Jan humidity = 75
|Feb humidity = 74
|Mar humidity = 73
|Apr humidity = 68
|May humidity = 71
|Jun humidity = 71
|Jul humidity = 69
|Aug humidity = 70
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 75
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 74
|Jan snow days= 7.6
|Feb snow days= 7.7
|Mar snow days= 7.1
|Apr snow days= 2.1
|May snow days= 0.3
|Jun snow days= 0.0
|Jul snow days= 0.0
|Aug snow days= 0.0
|Sep snow days= 0.0
|Oct snow days= 0.9
|Nov snow days= 3.5
|Dec snow days= 6.3
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp|title=آمار 166 ايستگاه سينوپتيك كشور تا پایان سال 2010 میلادی + 37 ایستگاه تا پایان سال 2005|access-date=13 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217102629/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp|archive-date=17 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

}}

{{Weather box
| location     = [[Bandar Abbas]] (1961–1990)
| metric first = yes
| single line  = yes
| width = auto
| collapsed = Yes 
| Jan record high C = 32.0
| Feb record high C = 33.0
| Mar record high C = 39.0
| Apr record high C = 42.0
| May record high C = 47.0
| Jun record high C = 51.0
| Jul record high C = 48.0
| Aug record high C = 46.0
| Sep record high C = 45.0
| Oct record high C = 42.0
| Nov record high C = 38.0
| Dec record high C = 32.0
| Jan high C = 23.5
| Feb high C = 24.4
| Mar high C = 27.7
| Apr high C = 31.6
| May high C = 36.3
| Jun high C = 38.4
| Jul high C = 38.2
| Aug high C = 37.7
| Sep high C = 36.8
| Oct high C = 35.0
| Nov high C = 30.4
| Dec high C = 25.5
| year high C = 32.13
| Jan mean C = 18.1
| Feb mean C = 19.4
| Mar mean C = 23.1
| Apr mean C = 26.8
| May mean C = 31.2
| Jun mean C = 33.7
| Jul mean C = 34.4
| Aug mean C = 34.0
| Sep mean C = 32.5
| Oct mean C = 29.6
| Nov mean C = 24.3
| Dec mean C = 19.7
| Jan low C = 12.1
| Feb low C = 14.0
| Mar low C = 17.5
| Apr low C = 20.9
| May low C = 24.7
| Jun low C = 28.0
| Jul low C = 30.3
| Aug low C = 30.1
| Sep low C = 27.7
| Oct low C = 23.5
| Nov low C = 18.0
| Dec low C = 13.5
| year low C = 21.69
| Jan record low C = 2.3
| Feb record low C = 5.4
| Mar record low C = 7.6
| Apr record low C = 11.5
| May record low C = 17.0
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 25.2
| Aug record low C = 25.0
| Sep record low C = 21.0
| Oct record low C = 12.0
| Nov record low C = 6.0
| Dec record low C = 2.0
| Jan precipitation mm = 39.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 47.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 34.8
| Apr precipitation mm = 10.7
| May precipitation mm = 4.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 2.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 1.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 5.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 24.0
| Jan precipitation days = 3.3
| Feb precipitation days = 3.1
| Mar precipitation days = 2.6
| Apr precipitation days = 1.3
| May precipitation days = 0.2
| Jun precipitation days = 0.0
| Jul precipitation days = 0.1
| Aug precipitation days = 0.2
| Sep precipitation days = 0.1
| Oct precipitation days = 0.1
| Nov precipitation days = 0.4
| Dec precipitation days = 2.3
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan sun = 220.1
| Feb sun = 211.9
| Mar sun = 232.5
| Apr sun = 242.4
| May sun = 312.7
| Jun sun = 302.2
| Jul sun = 264.6
| Aug sun = 270.1
| Sep sun = 270.1
| Oct sun = 283.4
| Nov sun = 251.2
| Dec sun = 228.8
| Jan humidity = 64
| Feb humidity = 68
| Mar humidity = 67
| Apr humidity = 64
| May humidity = 61
| Jun humidity = 64
| Jul humidity = 68
| Aug humidity = 69
| Sep humidity = 67
| Oct humidity = 64
| Nov humidity = 61
| Dec humidity = 63
| source 1 = NOAA (1961–1990)<ref name= NOAABandareabbas>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40875.TXT|title=Bandar Abbas 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=40875&ano=2021&mes=1&day=11&hora=18&min=0&ndays=30|title=40875: Bandarabbass (Iran)|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=11 January 2021|website=ogimet.com|publisher=OGIMET|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> 
| date     = November 2011
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location=[[Arak, Iran|Arak]]
|metric first=Y
|single line=Y
|Jan record high C = 17.0
|Feb record high C = 21.0
|Mar record high C = 25.2
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 41.0
|Jul record high C = 44.0
|Aug record high C = 41.0
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 31.0
|Nov record high C = 24.0
|Dec record high C = 20.0
|Jan high C = 4.2
|Feb high C = 7.3
|Mar high C = 13.7
|Apr high C = 19.7
|May high C = 25.6
|Jun high C = 32.5
|Jul high C = 35.7
|Aug high C = 34.9
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 23.2
|Nov high C = 14.5
|Dec high C = 7.7
|Jan mean C = -0.8
|Feb mean C = 1.9
|Mar mean C = 7.8
|Apr mean C = 13.4
|May mean C = 18.2
|Jun mean C = 24.0
|Jul mean C = 27.3
|Aug mean C = 26.4
|Sep mean C = 21.9
|Oct mean C = 15.6
|Nov mean C = 8.4
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|Jan low C = -5.7
|Feb low C = -3.4
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 7.0
|May low C = 10.9
|Jun low C = 15.5
|Jul low C = 19.0
|Aug low C = 17.9
|Sep low C = 13.1
|Oct low C = 7.9
|Nov low C = 2.4
|Dec low C = -2.1
|Jan record low C = −29.6
|Feb record low C = -30.5
|Mar record low C = −22.0
|Apr record low C = -7.0
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 12.0
|Aug record low C = 10.0
|Sep record low C = 2.0
|Oct record low C = -4.0
|Nov record low C = −17.0
|Dec record low C = −23.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 51.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 57.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.6
|May precipitation mm = 30.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 16.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 44.4
|Jan rain days = 10.8
|Feb rain days = 9.8
|Mar rain days = 11.4
|Apr rain days = 9.4
|May rain days = 7.1
|Jun rain days = 1.1
|Jul rain days = 0.9
|Aug rain days = 0.6
|Sep rain days = 0.6
|Oct rain days = 4.3
|Nov rain days = 6.1
|Dec rain days = 8.9
|Jan snow days = 7.6
|Feb snow days = 6.4
|Mar snow days = 3.2
|Apr snow days = 0.5
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.7
|Dec snow days = 4.6
|Jan humidity = 72
|Feb humidity = 66
|Mar humidity = 54
|Apr humidity = 48
|May humidity = 41
|Jun humidity = 29
|Jul humidity = 28
|Aug humidity = 27
|Sep humidity = 28
|Oct humidity = 41
|Nov humidity = 57
|Dec humidity = 68
|Jan sun = 152.0
|Feb sun = 170.9
|Mar sun = 206.2
|Apr sun = 225.7
|May sun = 288.3
|Jun sun = 345.0
|Jul sun = 334.8
|Aug sun = 330.9
|Sep sun = 305.1
|Oct sun = 259.3
|Nov sun = 185.9
|Dec sun = 154.3
|source 1 = NOAA (1961–1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40769.TXT|title=Arak Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref>
|date=January 2011
}}

==Flora and fauna==
{{see also|Wildlife of Iran|List of birds of Iran|List of mammals of Iran|List of trees of Iran}}
[[Image:Map iran biotopes simplified-fr.png|thumb|250px|Map of biotopes of [[Iran]]
{{legend|#aeff2f|Forest steppe}}
{{legend|#32cd32|Forests and woodlands}}
{{legend|#ffc0a8|Semi-desert}}
{{legend|#fff0b9|Desert lowlands}}
{{legend|#c8fb98|Steppe}}
{{legend|#ffffff|Salted alluvial marshes}}]]

7% of the country is forested. The most extensive growths are found on the mountain slopes rising from the Caspian Sea, with stands of [[oak]], [[ash tree|ash]], [[elm]], [[Cupressaceae|cypress]], and other valuable trees. On the plateau proper, areas of scrub oak appear on the best-watered mountain slopes, and villagers cultivate orchards and grow the plane tree, poplar, [[willow]], [[walnut]], [[beech]], [[maple]], and [[mulberry]]. Wild plants and [[shrubs]] spring from the barren land in the spring and afford pasturage, but the summer sun burns them away. According to [[FAO]] reports,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5371e/x5371e08.htm|title=Unasylva – Vol. 8, No. 2 – The work of FAO|website=fao.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909234158/http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5371e/x5371e08.htm|archive-date=9 September 2007}}</ref> the major types of forests that exist in Iran and their respective areas are:
# [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] [[Jungles of Iran|forests of the northern districts]] – {{convert|19000|km2|abbr=on}}
# [[Limestone]] mountainous forests in the northeastern districts (''[[Juniperus]]'' forests) –  {{convert|13000|km2|abbr=on}}
# [[Pistachio]] forests in the eastern, southern and southeastern districts – {{convert|26000|km2|abbr=on}}
# [[Oak]] forests in the central and western districts – {{convert|35000|km2|abbr=on}}
# [[Shrub]]s of the Kavir (desert) districts in the central and northeastern part of the country – {{convert|10000|km2|abbr=on}}
# [[Sub-tropical]] forests of the southern coast, like the [[Hara forests]] – {{convert|5000|km2|abbr=on}}

[[Wildlife of Iran]] is diverse and composed of several animal species including bears, gazelles, wild pigs, wolves, jackals, panthers, Eurasian lynx, and foxes. Domestic animals include, sheep, goats, cattle, horses, water buffalo, donkeys, and camels. The pheasant, partridge, stork, eagles and falcon are also native to Iran.

As of 2001, 20 of Iran's [[mammal]] species and 14 bird [[species]] are [[endangered species|endangered]]. Among them are the [[Baluchistan bear]] (''Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus''), a [[subspecies]] of [[Asian black bear]], [[Persian fallow deer]], [[Siberian crane]], [[hawksbill turtle]], [[green turtle]], [[Oxus cobra]], [[Latifi's viper]], [[dugong]] and dolphins. The [[Asiatic cheetah]] is a [[critically endangered species]] which is [[Local extinction|extinct elsewhere]] and now can only be found in central to northeastern parts of Iran.

Iran lost all its [[Asiatic lion]]s and [[Caspian tiger]]s by the earlier part of the 20th century. The [[Syrian wild ass]] has become extinct. [[Syrian brown bear]]s in the mountains, wild sheep and goats, [[gazelle]]s, [[Persian onager]]s, [[Sus (genus)|wild pig]]s, [[Persian leopard]]s, and foxes abound. Domestic animals include sheep, goats, cattle, horses, [[domestic Asian water buffalo|water buffalo]], donkeys, and camels. The [[pheasant]], [[partridge]], [[stork]], and [[falcon]] are native to Iran.

The Persian leopard is said to be the largest of all the subspecies of leopards in the world. The main range of this species in Iran closely overlaps with that of [[bezoar ibex]]. Hence, it is found throughout [[Alborz]] and [[Zagros Mountains|Zagros]] mountain ranges, as well as smaller ranges within the Iranian plateau. The leopard population is very sparse, due to loss of habitat, loss of natural prey, and population fragmentation.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Apart from bezoar ibex, wild sheep, [[boar]], deer, (either [[Caspian red deer]] or [[roe deer]]), and domestic animals constitute leopards' diet in Iran.

===Ecosystem and biosphere===
{{Main|List of national parks and protected areas of Iran|List of biosphere reserves in Iran}}
Iran's [[bio-diversity]] ranks 13th in the world.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} There are 272 conservation areas around Iran for a total of 17&nbsp;million hectares under the supervision of the [[Department of Environment (Iran)]], variously named national parks, protected areas, and natural wildlife refuges, all meant to protect the [[genetic resources]] of the country. There are only 2,617 rangers and 430 environmental monitoring units engaged in protecting these vast areas, which amounts to 6,500 hectares to cover for each ranger.<ref>[http://www.payvand.com/news/14/feb/1191.html 74 Iranian wildlife species red-listed by Environment Department] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520013716/http://www.payvand.com/news/14/feb/1191.html |date=20 May 2015}}. (28 February 2014) ''Radio Zamaneh'' via ''Payvand Iran News''. Retrieved 4 April 2014</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! align=left | [[Ramsar site]]s (23 June 1975)!! align=right | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-----
| [[Anzali Lagoon|Anzali Wetland Complex]],<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR005en.pdf "Ramsar Information Sheet: Anzali Wetlands Complex"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120332/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR005en.pdf |date=27 March 2009}}, accessed 28 November 2008</ref> [[Gilan province]]|| align="right" | 150
|-----
| [[Arjan Meadow]],<ref name="wetlands.org">[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR002en.pdf "Ramsar Information Sheet: Lake Lake Parishan and Dashte-Arjan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120324/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR002en.pdf |date=27 March 2009}}, accessed 1 December 2008</ref> [[Fars province]]|| align="right" | 22
|-----
| [[Lake Gori]],<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR013en.pdf "Ramsar Information Sheet: Lake Gori"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120336/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR013en.pdf |date=27 March 2009}}, accessed 1 December 2008</ref> [[East Azerbaijan province]]|| align="right" | 1.2
|-----
| [[Lake Kobi]],<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR008en.pdf "Ramsar Information Sheet: Lake Kobi"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120319/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR008en.pdf |date=27 March 2009}}, accessed 1 December 2008</ref> [[West Azerbaijan province]]|| align="right" | 12
|-----
| [[Lake Parishan]],<ref name="wetlands.org"/> [[Fars province]]  || align=right | 40
|-----
| [[Miankaleh Peninsula]], [[Gorgan Bay]], Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR001en.pdf "Ramsar Information Sheet: Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandans"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120328/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/2IR001en.pdf |date=27 March 2009}}, accessed 28 November 2008</ref> [[Mazandaran province]]|| align="right" | 1000
|}

==Environmental concerns==
{{main|Environmental issues in Iran}}
'''Natural hazards:'''
periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; [[List of earthquakes in Iran|earthquakes]] along western border and in the northeast

'''Environment – current issues:'''
air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; [[deforestation]]; [[desertification]]; [[oil pollution]] in the [[Persian Gulf]]; wetland losses from drought; [[soil degradation]] ([[salination]]); inadequate supplies of [[potable water]] in some areas; [[water pollution]] from raw [[sewage]] and industrial waste; urbanization.

==Resources and land use==
{{see also|Mining in Iran|Agriculture in Iran|Economy of Iran|Irrigation in Iran}}
[[File:IranprovincesGDP.jpg|thumb|[[Provinces of Iran|Iranian provinces]]' contribution to GDP. [[Tehran]] host 45% of [[Industry of Iran|Iran's industries]].<ref>[http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/081006_iran_nuclear.pdf CSIS: The US, Israel, the Arab States and a Nuclear Iran] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806042511/http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/081006_iran_nuclear.pdf |date=6 August 2010 }}. Retrieved 27 January 2010.</ref>]]

'''Natural resources:'''
petroleum, natural gas, coal, [[chromium]], copper, iron ore, lead, [[manganese]], [[zinc]], [[sulfur]]
<br />''arable land:''
10.87%
<br />''permanent crops:''
1.19%
<br />''other:''
87.93% (2012 est.)

'''Irrigated land:'''
{{convert|87000|km2|abbr=on}} (2009)

'''Total renewable water resources:'''
137&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup> (2011)

'''Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):'''
<br />''total:'' 93.3&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>/yr (7%/1%/92%)
<br />''per capita:'' 1,306 m<sup>3</sup>/yr (2004)

==Area and boundaries==
[[File:Jaz Murian satellite.jpg|thumb|Satellite view of southern Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman]]
{{further|Provinces of Iran}}
;Area:
:*total: {{convert|1648195|km2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2|title=Land area (sq. km) – Data|website=data.worldbank.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185313/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>
:**''country rank in the world:'' 17th
:*land: {{convert|1531595|km2|abbr=on}}
:*water: {{convert|116600|km2|abbr=on}}

;Area – comparative:
:* Australia comparative: slightly smaller than [[Queensland]]
:* Canada comparative: slightly larger than [[Quebec]]
:* United States comparative: slightly larger than [[Alaska]]
:* [[European Union|EU]] comparative: slightly more than three times the size of [[Metropolitan France]]

;Land boundaries:
:*total:
:**{{convert|5894|km}}
:**border countries: [[Afghanistan]] {{convert|921|km}}, [[Armenia]] {{convert|44|km}}, [[Azerbaijan]]-proper {{convert|432|km}}, Azerbaijan-[[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] exclave {{convert|179|km}}, [[Iraq]] {{convert|1599|km}}, [[Pakistan]] {{convert|909|km}}, [[Turkey]] {{convert|534|km}}, [[Turkmenistan]] {{convert|1148|km}}.

;Maritime boundaries:
:*[[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[UAE|United Arab Emirates]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]]

;Coastline:
:* {{convert|2815|km}}
:** note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea, for {{convert|740|km}}

;Maritime claims:
:* territorial sea: {{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}
:* contiguous zone: {{convert|24|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=on}}
:* [[exclusive economic zone]]: {{convert|168718|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}} with bilateral agreements, or median lines in the [[Persian Gulf]]
:* continental shelf: [[natural prolongation]]

;Elevation extremes:
:* lowest point: [[Caspian Sea]] {{convert|-28|m}}
:* highest point: [[Mount Damavand]] {{convert|5610|m}}

==International territorial disputes==
{{main|Foreign relations of Iran}}
Iran is currently engaged in international territorial disputes with several neighbouring countries.

The country protests [[Afghanistan]]'s limiting flow of dammed tributaries to the [[Helmand River]] in periods of drought. The lack of a [[maritime boundary]] in the Persian Gulf with [[Iraq]] also prompts jurisdictional disputes beyond the mouth of the Arvand Rud. Iran and the [[United Arab Emirates]] have a [[territorial dispute]] over the [[Greater and Lesser Tunbs]] and [[Abu Musa]] islands, which are administered by Iran. Iran currently insists on dividing the [[Caspian Sea]] resources equally among the five littoral states, after the Russian-backed former soviet breakaway republics refused to respect the 50-50 agreements between Iran and the Soviet Union (despite their international obligation). Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan continue to claim territorial waters thus regarding the Caspian Sea as open international body of water, dismissing its geographically lake nature.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/ CIA – The World Factbook – Iran<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="120" caption="Photo gallery">
File:Geographic sample iran.jpg|Southern [[Alborz]] range near Firouzkuh
File:Maranjab dunes in the Kavir Desert.jpg|Maranjab dunes, Kavir desert, Kashan
File:Aerial View of Damavand 26.11.2008 04-25-38.JPG|Aerial view of [[Mount Damavand]], [[Mazandaran]]
File:Badab-e Surt Samaee.jpg|[[Badab-e Surt]], [[Mazandaran]]
File:Ghaleye Rud Khan (40) 4.jpg|[[Northern Iran|Rain forest]] in [[Gilan]]
File:Zayandehroud .jpg|[[Zayanderud]] and [[Khajoo Bridge]] over it in [[Isfahan]]
File:Kabir Kooh Mountains.jpg|[[Kabir Kuh]] ranges, part of [[Zagros]] Mountains in [[Ilam province]]
File:منطقه آبپخش.jpg|Sunset in [[Ab Pakhsh|Ab-Pakhsh]] ([[Bushehr province]])
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Iran|Geography}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Armenian highlands]]
*[[Caspian Sea]]
*[[Elburz Range forest steppe]]
*[[Hyrcanian forests]]
*[[International rankings of Iran]]
*[[List of castles in Iran]]
*[[List of caves in Iran]]
*[[List of earthquakes in Iran]]
*[[List of Iranian four-thousanders]]
*[[Provinces of Iran]]
**[[Counties of Iran]]
***[[List of cities in Iran by province]]
***[[List of largest cities of Iran]]
*[[Ramsar, Mazandaran]]: Highest natural radioactivity in the world
*[[Strait of Hormuz]]
{{div col end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{country study|country=Iran|abbr=ir}}
*{{CIA World Factbook}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Geography of Iran}}
*Geography of Persia, Encyclopædia Iranica:
** [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/geography-i i. Evolution of geographical knowledge.]
** [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/geography-ii ii. Human geography.]
** [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/geography-iii iii. Political geography.]
** [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/geography-iv-cartography-of-persia- iv. Cartography of Persia.]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/06/iran_maps/html/default.stm Iran in Maps – BBC] (population, land, infrastructure)
*[http://www.parstimes.com/geography/ Iran Geography]
* [http://www.floraofiran.net Flora of Iran by Pr Ahmad GHAHREMAN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203182528/http://www.floraofiran.net/ |date=3 December 2019 }}
*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2675 Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and Baluchistan] is a map from 1897

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