Mashhad is bathed in sunshine — 301 sunny days a year. Winters are cold with frequent frost. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Mashhad, Iran is a 5.4M-resident city with 301 sunny days and 80 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 33.6 µg/m³. Iran's second-largest city.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 23 |
| Daily mean°C | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| Daily low°C | -5 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 14 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -15 | -9 | -5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -5 | -10 | 2 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 61 | 62 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 56 | 65 | 43 |
| Dewpoint°C | -4.2 | -2.4 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 2.3 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 11 | 19 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 160 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
| Snowfallmm | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
| Snow days≥1mm | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 54% | 59% | 53% | 58% | 62% | 79% | 84% | 96% | 94% | 84% | 65% | 67% | 71% |
| UV indexmax avg | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 6.4 |
Mashhad offers a solid outdoor season. Even dinner outside manages 3/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Mashhad reports an annual PM2.5 of 33.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Mashhad reports an annual PM2.5 of 33.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 33.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Mashhad? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 33.6 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Mashhad sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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