Iran in February

Weather in February

1. February is the best time for visiting southern provinces like Khuzestan which are warm about 23°-25°C with nice rain once in a while and no humidity.
2. Eastern and desert cities of Iran with average temperature about 17°C, have warm days and cold nights due to lack of sufficient rain but they can be good destinations because of the pleasant sunlight during day time.
3. February is known as the peak of cold season in northern and western cities, which are covered in white with a temperature reaching -10°C and you may hear in the news that roads to these cities have been closed because of the heavy snow.
4. Central cities also have a cold weather about 8°-10°C during rainy days and about 12°C on sunny days.

Why February?

Experiencing spring weather in the middle of winter in southern areas, enjoying the nice light snows that create attractive landscapes in Iran’s central cities and also nice roads of west through the mountains, covered in snow will make a varied and exciting tour on February.

What to pack?

1. For visiting southern cities you need a light jacket, sunglasses, sun screen and cap on sunny days and an overcoat during night time will be fine.
2. For other areas, warm coats, boots and shawls are necessary in February.

Some suggestions on your February tour to Iran

1. Visiting Khuzestan, home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations (Elam) is highly recommended in February’s fresh and cool weather. The enormous Choqazanbil temple built about 3000 years ago for worshiping Elam’s god (Inshoushinak) and Shoushtar’s historical hydraulic system dating back to King Darius era(500 B.C.), which is a masterpiece of creativity in optimizing water and “Shoush” (Susa), an ancient city, are three historical heritages in Iran, inscribed in (UNESCO)’s list that you can visit in Khuzestan.
2. Bushehr and Bandar-Abbas are other southern cities of Iran, recommended to be visited. Visiting Bushehr and Bandar-Abbas is all about beautiful beaches, very warm hearted people, delicious and spicy seafood and exciting southern music, that men play during night on the beach while some others may start dancing or clapping to the music.
3. Sistan-va-Baluchistan has weird tourism attractions although it is not a common destination. You can visit “Shahr-e-Soukhteh” (the burnt city) near Zabol, which dates back to 6000 years ago! “Shahr-e-soukhteh” is a world heritage inscribed in UNESCO’s list. Or you can visit Chabahar seaport’s attractions like mangrove forest with its unique seabird species like flamingo, eagle, heron and etc., or Martian mounts which are extremely beautiful, indicating a weird geometrical phenomenon.

Events or Festivals

1-11^th of February are Iran’s national ceremony days for the victorious revolution in 1979. During this month a great international art festival named “Fajr”, is held in Tehran and some other cities. This festival includes film, music, theatre and visual arts competitions and you can get familiar with Iran’s contemporary art in different branches.

Iran in February

Chogha Zanbil : The First Religious Site in Iran.

Chogha Zanbil is an ancient worshiping place built around 1250 BC during the Elamite period. This monument is the remaining part of the ancient city of Dorantash and is located near the magnificent city of Susa in Khuzestan Province. The old building built by the king Untash-Napirisha mainly to honor the great god, Inshushinak. This may be attributed to the possibility that the ancient city was never quite finished, as Untash-Napirisha did not live long enough to see his work completed. Chogha Zanbil is considered as the first site registered in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List and also the orientalists know this place as the first religious site in Iran. 

Choghazanbil, Khoozestan province, Iran

Chogha Zanbil is the ancient name of this structure and a local word composed of two words of "Chogha" (in Lorri language means "hill") and Zanbil (meaning "basket"). This word is a reference to the location of the temple over the hills and simulates it to an inverted basket. Several bull sculptures of Inshushinak were found within the complex, which served the royal families of Elam as a place both of worship and of interment. In addition, a variety of small artifacts were recovered, including a collection of Middle Elamite cylinder seals. A building on the grounds contains five vaulted underground tombs, within four of which are cremated remains, and there is one uncremated corpse.

If you are longing to visit this mysterious monument, Uppersia as an Iranian local tour operator has stood with open arms.