Sunshine Atlas

Bam weather by month & the best time to visit

Iran · small town · hot desert climate

Bam, Iran
Bam — photo by auoob farabi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Bam is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with April and November close behind. Bam averages about 3,723 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in October.

When is the best time to visit Bam?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bam is October, then April and November. The dullest month is July (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bam?

Bam is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,723 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate October (100) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain is a non-event in Bam — about 56 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 82February: 98March: 98April: 99May: 40June: 10July: 0August: 20September: 50October: 100100November: 99December: 91JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January82 18° / 64°F5° / 41°F 7 mm4
February98 21° / 70°F7° / 45°F 11 mm6
March98 26° / 79°F12° / 54°F 11 mm8
April99 32° / 90°F18° / 64°F 8 mm9
May40 38° / 100°F23° / 73°F 4 mm11
June10 41° / 106°F26° / 79°F 1 mm11
July0 42° / 108°F27° / 81°F 3 mm11
August20 40° / 104°F25° / 77°F 1 mm11
September50 37° / 99°F21° / 70°F 0 mm10
October100 32° / 90°F18° / 64°F 1 mm7
November99 24° / 75°F11° / 52°F 4 mm5
December91 19° / 66°F6° / 43°F 5 mm4

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Bam: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Bam?

Bam is a small town in Iran at 968 m elevation with a hot desert climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Bam get a year?

Bam gets about 3,723 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.

When is the best time to visit Bam?

The sunniest time to visit Bam is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with April and November close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.

What is the least sunny month in Bam?

July is the least sunny month in Bam, scoring 0/100 with about 3 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Bam?

The typical midday UV index in Bam peaks around 11 (extreme) in May, easing to about 4 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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