According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Iran is April to May and September to October. Plan 14 days.
Best months for Iran
- Best months
- April to May and September to October
- How long to stay
- 14 days
- Continent
- Asia
What Iran is best for
Ancient Persian heritage at Persepolis, stunning Islamic architecture in Isfahan, and historic desert towns like Yazd.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Iran by month
Monthly averages around Tehran; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 3 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| February | about 6 °C | some rain (36 mm) |
| March | about 11 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| April best | about 16 °C | some rain (39 mm) |
| May best | about 22 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| June | about 28 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| July | about 30 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| August | about 29 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| September best | about 25 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| October best | about 18 °C | some rain (36 mm) |
| November | about 10 °C | some rain (45 mm) |
| December | about 5 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Iran
- Capital
- Tehran
- Language
- Persian
- Currency
- Iranian Rial (IRR)
- Time
- UTC+3:30
- Plugs
- Type C, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +98
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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