Average Weather at Saghez Iran

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At Saghez, the summers are hot, arid, and clear and the winters are chilly, dry, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 21°F to 91°F and is rarely below 8°F or above 97°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from June 6 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest day of the year is July 24, with an average high of 91°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 27 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest day of the year is January 23, with an average low of 21°F and high of 37°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

At Saghez, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Saghez begins around May 23 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 12. On August 21, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 0% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around May 23. On December 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 60% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Saghez varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from October 17 to May 20, with a greater than 10% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 18% on November 10.

The drier season lasts 4.9 months, from May 20 to October 17. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on August 6.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 17% on November 9.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Saghez experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from October 9 to May 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around November 10, with an average total accumulation of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 28 to October 9. The least rain falls around August 9, with an average total accumulation of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Saghez experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from November 17 to March 16, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around January 15, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from March 16 to November 17. The least snow falls around July 21, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Saghez varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 38 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:06 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 30 minutes later at 7:36 AM on January 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:09 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 37 minutes later at 8:46 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Saghez during 2017, starting in the spring on March 22, lasting 6.0 months, and ending in the fall on September 21.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Saghez, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Saghez varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 1.3 months, from May 18 to June 28 and for 1.2 months, from August 27 to October 2, with a peak percentage of 41% on June 9. The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 months, from June 28 to August 27, with a peak percentage of 46% on July 31. The wind is most often from the south for 7.5 months, from October 2 to May 18, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 16 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 21, with an average of 8.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 30 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 23, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Saghez are 36.250 deg latitude, 46.267 deg longitude, and 5,052 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Saghez contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,365 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,060 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,133 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,179 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Saghez is covered by shrubs (77%) and sparse vegetation (12%), within 10 miles by shrubs (80%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (68%) and cropland (10%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Saghez, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Saghez has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Sahand Airport, Sanandaj, Orumieh, and Zanjan Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.