Climate in Yazd, Iran

Yazd, Iran has a desert climate. The annual average temperature is about 21.7°C, with around 3211 hours of sunshine; the national rainfall baseline is roughly 248 mm across 26 rainy days a year. The warmest month is Jul (highs near 34.7°C) and the coldest is Jan (lows near 8.6°C). These are deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast or measured station data. Temperature and sunshine follow the city's latitude; rainfall and the climate zone come from a country-level baseline that every city in the country shares (refined by region in the United States, Canada and Australia), so they do not show local differences. Check current conditions with an official meteorological service before travel.

Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Yazd is classified as Desert. The classification combines the city’s own temperature range, which follows its latitude, with a rainfall pattern taken at country level for Iran — so cities in the same country usually share a zone.

The rainfall baseline for Iran is about 248 mm a year over roughly 26 rainy days, with the wettest month May and the driest Jan. This figure is not specific to Yazd: every city in Iran carries the same baseline, so it will not show the difference between, say, a dry inland city and a wet coastal one. Use an official meteorological service for local rainfall.

Yazd sees an estimated 3211 hours of sunshine a year, concentrated in the warmer months around Jul.

By temperature and rainfall, the most comfortable months in Yazd are Mar, Nov, Feb. Conditions vary year to year — verify with a current forecast before booking.

Yazd has a climate comfort score of 69/100, a comfortable year-round climate by this measure. The score weights mild temperatures most, then rainfall balance, sunshine, low seasonality, and the absence of extreme winter cold or summer heat.