Arbil (Iraq) vs Tehran (Iran): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Arbil 2013–2023 · Tehran 2013–2023

Arbil (Iraq) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Tehran (Iran) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Arbil
July · 35.06 °C
Tehran
July · 31.79 °C

Coolest month

Arbil
January · 7.08 °C
Tehran
January · 2.84 °C

Driest month

Arbil
July · 0.00 mm/day
Tehran
August · 0.00 mm/day

Sunniest month

Arbil
June · 13.36 hours/day
Tehran
June · 12.84 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 2.04 °C (April); the largest is 4.82 °C (November).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 27.98 °C in Arbil (Iraq) and 28.95 °C in Tehran (Iran). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Arbil (Iraq) has a higher daily rainfall average in 10 months and Tehran (Iran) in 2; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Arbil (Iraq) has more average sunshine hours per day in 5 months and Tehran (Iran) in 7; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Tehran (Iran) minus Arbil (Iraq)

Temperature °C

Month Arbil Tehran +/-
Jan 7.08 2.84 −4.24
Feb 8.92 4.96 −3.97
Mar 12.98 10.52 −2.47
Apr 18.29 16.25 −2.04
May 25.05 22.79 −2.26
Jun 31.34 29.23 −2.11
Jul 35.06 31.79 −3.27
Aug 34.77 30.07 −4.70
Sep 30.02 26.24 −3.78
Oct 23.05 18.42 −4.63
Nov 14.47 9.65 −4.82
Dec 9.23 4.77 −4.46
Annual mean 20.86 17.29 −3.56

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Arbil Tehran +/-
Jan 6.97 8.15 +1.18
Feb 8.06 8.74 +0.68
Mar 8.99 9.47 +0.47
Apr 10.90 10.56 −0.34
May 12.04 12.07 +0.03
Jun 13.36 12.84 −0.52
Jul 13.06 12.80 −0.25
Aug 12.19 12.25 +0.07
Sep 11.41 11.06 −0.35
Oct 9.54 9.83 +0.29
Nov 7.98 7.93 −0.06
Dec 6.63 7.76 +1.13
Annual mean 10.09 10.29 +0.19

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Arbil Tehran +/-
Jan 3.10 0.96 −2.14
Feb 2.28 1.17 −1.11
Mar 2.69 1.54 −1.14
Apr 1.55 1.11 −0.44
May 0.64 0.41 −0.24
Jun 0.03 0.04 +0.02
Jul 0.00 0.03 +0.03
Aug 0.01 0.00 −0.01
Sep 0.03 0.02 0.00
Oct 1.03 0.59 −0.44
Nov 2.21 1.38 −0.83
Dec 2.37 1.03 −1.34
Annual mean 1.33 0.69 −0.64

Snow (mm)

Month Arbil Tehran +/-
Jan 0.50 1.39 +0.89
Feb 0.32 1.10 +0.79
Mar 0.00 0.31 +0.31
Apr 0.00 0.01 +0.01
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.54 +0.54
Dec 0.03 0.41 +0.38
Annual mean 0.07 0.31 +0.24