Birjand weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇷 Iran · regional city · cold desert climate

The best time to visit Birjand is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with September and October close behind. Birjand averages about 3,681 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

3,681

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

120 mm

Snow / year

≈18 cm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

325k

Elevation

1,509 m

When is the best time to visit Birjand?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Birjand is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (8/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Birjand?

Birjand is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,681 hours of sunshine a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate August (100) from January (8), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 55% of the annual 120 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kerman Iran · 366 km · best in Sep · 3,716 h sun/yr
• Mashhad Iran · 373 km · best in Sep · 3,221 h sun/yr
• Zahedan Iran · 411 km · best in Oct · 3,764 h sun/yr
• Yazd Iran · 483 km · best in Mar · 3,759 h sun/yr
• Ashgabat Turkmenistan · 572 km · best in Sep · 3,046 h sun/yr
• Bandar Abbas Iran · 690 km · best in Apr · 3,481 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Herāt Afghanistan · 310 km · 3,496 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Sabzevar Iran · 395 km · 3,457 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Rafsanjan Iran · 421 km · 3,716 h sun/yr · best in Oct