Earth Science 7-Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Iran
Latitude/Longitude35° 40' 18" N / 51° 25' 27" E
Elevation 1,139 meters
Major Body of Water:
-Persian Gulf
-Oman Sea
-Caspian Sea
Climate
Climate Zone
BSk (semi-arid)on the Koppen Climate Chart
Average Temperature (Centigrade)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. Temperature
41 44 51 64 73 83 87 88 78 66 53 44
Avg. Max Temperature
47 52 59 73 82 92 97 97 88 75 61 51
Avg. Min Temperature
34 37 43 55 64 71 76 77 68 57 46 38
Average Preciptation
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. Rain Days
3 3 6 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 3
Avg. Snow Days
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Factors that Regulate the Climate
Similar Climates
Baghdad, Iraq has a climate similar to Tehran, Iran. They are both semi-arid and listed as BSk on the periodic table of elements.
Earth Science 7- Honolulu, Hawaii is very different from Tehran, Iran. Its climate is Tropical Rainforest.
Faultlines
Tehran is on at least 100 minor and major faultlines and is at risk for a huge earthquake. Few buildings in Iran have been built to withstand an 6.5-7.5 Earthquake on the Richter scale. (The predicted size of the earthquake)
