Capital of Iran
Tehran
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Iran at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Photo: Amir Pashaei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Tehran
- Country
- Iran
- Population
- 7,153,309
- Elevation
- 1,178 m
- Airports
- THR · IKA
- 9.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,220 km
- 2 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Tehran, month by month
- Jan8°
- Feb11°
- Mar17°
- Apr22°
- May29°
- Jun35°
- Jul38°
- Aug36°
- Sept32°
- Oct24°
- Nov15°
- Dec10°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 8°C in January to 38°C in July, with about 308 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TehranModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Tehran
- THRMehrabad International AirportLarge9.7 km from the centre
- IKAImam Khomeini International AirportLarge39 km from the centre
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTehran
1,220 km
2 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHTehran
1,290 km
2 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Tehran
- Country
- Iran
- Currency
- Iranian Rial IRRToday's indicative rate: IRR 1,000 ≈ USD 0.001Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police115ambulance125fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +98 · On the right
On the map
Places near Tehran
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Iran at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)