Alborz · Alborz Province · IranSummit weather, forecast and climate

Azad Kuh

4,355 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation4,355 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation12 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

36.17° N, 51.50° EElevation 4,355 mUTC+3:30 · Iran Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit4,355 m
Mid-mountain3,400 m
Valley · Velayat Rud2,445 m

Freezing level in October: 3,900 m

iThe mountain

Azad Kuh in brief

Azad Kuh rises to 4,355 m in the Alborz, Alborz Province, Iran.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Velayat Rud, 14 km to the SW at 2,445 m.

Facts

Elevation: 4,355 m · 14,288 ft
Range: Alborz
Region: Alborz Province
Country: Iran
Coordinates: 36.1667, 51.5000
Nearest airport: Nowshahr Airport (NSH) · 55 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Azad Kuh by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Azad Kuh by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-15°	-14°	-10°	-3°	4°	11°	15°	14°	9°	1°	-7°	-13°
Average low	-24°	-22°	-18°	-12°	-6°	1°	5°	5°	0°	-7°	-16°	-21°
Precipitation	117 mm	116 mm	152 mm	171 mm	130 mm	51 mm	48 mm	49 mm	56 mm	117 mm	131 mm	118 mm
Cloud cover	34%	35%	36%	36%	28%	13%	11%	10%	9%	22%	31%	34%
Daylight	9h 58	10h 52	11h 55	13h 06	14h 04	14h 36	14h 24	13h 34	12h 27	11h 19	10h 16	9h 43
Month score	24	24	23	23	25	49	69	66	43	26	25	24

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,350 m	1,500 m	2,200 m	3,200 m	4,200 m	5,250 m	5,900 m	5,800 m	5,050 m	3,900 m	2,650 m	1,750 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow