Alborz · Tehran · IranSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kolakchal

3,350 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation3,350 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul24°average high

35.86° N, 51.45° EElevation 3,350 mUTC+3:30 · Iran Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,350 m
Mid-mountain2,480 m
Valley · Tajrish1,608 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kolakchal in brief

Kolakchal rises to 3,350 m in the Alborz, Tehran, Iran.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Tajrish, 6.5 km to the SW at 1,608 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,350 m · 10,991 ft
Range: Alborz
Region: Tehran
Country: Iran
Coordinates: 35.8578, 51.4542
Nearest airport: Mehrabad International Airport (THR) · 23 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 Kolakchal by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kolakchal by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-8°	-7°	-2°	6°	13°	20°	24°	23°	18°	10°	1°	-6°
Average low	-17°	-16°	-11°	-4°	3°	9°	14°	13°	8°	1°	-7°	-15°
Precipitation	85 mm	88 mm	112 mm	101 mm	60 mm	15 mm	12 mm	10 mm	8 mm	42 mm	66 mm	84 mm
Cloud cover	33%	34%	35%	34%	26%	10%	8%	6%	5%	19%	29%	33%
Daylight	9h 59	10h 53	11h 55	13h 05	14h 03	14h 35	14h 22	13h 33	12h 26	11h 19	10h 18	9h 45
Month score	33	32	25	29	55	96	97	97	96	46	40	34

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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,400 m	1,600 m	2,350 m	3,500 m	4,500 m	5,600 m	6,200 m	6,100 m	5,350 m	4,150 m	2,900 m	1,800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow