IranSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Taftan

Volcano3,941 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation3,941 mabove sea level

Prominence2,901 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

28.60° N, 61.13° EElevation 3,941 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,941 m
Mid-mountain3,340 m
Valley2,741 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Taftan in brief

Mount Taftan rises to 3,941 m, Iran. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,901 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.

Facts

Elevation: 3,941 m · 12,930 ft
Prominence: 2,901 m
Country: Iran
Coordinates: 28.6000, 61.1333
Nearest airport: Zahedan International Airport (ZAH) · 100 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 Mount Taftan by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Taftan by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	1°	6°	12°	18°	21°	22°	20°	17°	12°	6°	1°
Average low	-11°	-9°	-6°	0°	5°	7°	8°	7°	4°	0°	-5°	-9°
Precipitation	57 mm	52 mm	58 mm	14 mm	6 mm	2 mm	4 mm	2 mm	1 mm	3 mm	5 mm	38 mm
Cloud cover	20%	20%	26%	20%	13%	7%	9%	7%	3%	5%	12%	18%
Daylight	10h 31	11h 11	11h 58	12h 50	13h 34	13h 57	13h 48	13h 11	12h 21	11h 31	10h 45	10h 20
Month score	42	44	42	65	96	99	99	99	94	65	57	48

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–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,000 m	3,300 m	3,950 m	4,850 m	5,650 m	6,100 m	6,250 m	6,050 m	5,550 m	4,850 m	4,050 m	3,300 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

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