Rasht weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇷 Iran · city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Rasht is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with June and July close behind. Rasht averages about 1,915 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,915
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,019 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 595k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Rasht?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rasht is May, then June and July. The dullest month is January (24/100, 96 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rasht?
Rasht gets a moderate 1,915 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate May (85) from January (24), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #42 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 44% of the annual 1,019 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 96 mm | 1 |
| February | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 83 mm | 2 |
| March | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 69 mm | 3 |
| April | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 57 mm | 5 |
| May | 85 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 25 mm | 7 |
| June | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 26 mm | 8 |
| July | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 38 mm | 8 |
| August | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 64 mm | 7 |
| September | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 122 mm | 5 |
| October | 62 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 162 mm | 3 |
| November | 52 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 167 mm | 2 |
| December | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 110 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tehran Iran · 253 km · best in May · 3,219 h sun/yr
- Tabriz Iran · 311 km · best in Sep · 2,916 h sun/yr
- Sari Iran · 326 km · best in May · 2,451 h sun/yr
- Baku Azerbaijan · 352 km · best in Jun · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Kermanshah Iran · 398 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr
- Urmia Iran · 403 km · best in Sep · 3,227 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ramsar Iran · 106 km · 2,569 h sun/yr · best in May
- Ardabil Iran · 153 km · 2,309 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lankaran Azerbaijan · 175 km · 2,310 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Nowshahr Iran · 179 km · 2,200 h sun/yr · best in May
- Karaj Iran · 203 km · 3,279 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Rasht compares month by month: Rasht vs Tehran · Rasht vs Baku · Rasht vs Tabriz · Rasht vs Sari · all comparisons
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