Climate
Cold and semi-arid (Köppen BSk), many tourists come to the region for its relatively cool climate during the hot summer months. The winters are long and bitter cold, with a temperature plummeting to −25 °C. The annual rainfall is around 380 mm (15 in).
| Climate data for Ardabil | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
15.28 (59.50) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.80 (37.04) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 24.7 (0.972) |
21.8 (0.858) |
37.4 (1.472) |
38.3 (1.508) |
45.1 (1.776) |
19.4 (0.764) |
6.7 (0.264) |
5.4 (0.213) |
9.9 (0.39) |
33.0 (1.299) |
37.1 (1.461) |
25.1 (0.988) |
303.9 (11.965) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 8.0 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 97.3 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) | |||||||||||||
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