Gorgan Travel Guide

Travel Guide to Gorgan

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General Information

Gorgan is the capital of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies approximately 400 km (250 mi) to the north east of Tehran, some 30 km (19 mi) away from the Caspian Sea. In the 2006 census; its population was 269,226, in 73,702 families.

Get in and around

Daily flights from Tehran. Flights to other Iranian cities are scarce.

Connected to motorways. You can use taxi, however the easiest way to travel is via a hired car and its not expencive.

There are plenty of scheduled bus services from some major cities.

There are trains from and to Tehran.

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Top sights & Things to do

When to visit?

A common time to visit is during the spring and late summer. The climate in Gorgan is warm and temperate. The winter months are much rainier than the summer months in Gorgan. The average annual temperature is 17.8 °C in Gorgan. About 515 mm of precipitation falls annually. August is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in August averages 27.8 °C. January is the coldest month, with temperatures averaging 8.2 °C. The driest month is August, with 15 mm of rain. Most of the precipitation here falls in March, averaging 88 mm.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High/Low temperatures
11°
12°
15°
20°
10°
26°
14°
30°
19°
32°
22°
32°
22°
29°
19°
24°
13°
17°
13°
Chance of precipitation
12%
15%
21%
18%
11%
7%
8%
4%
9%
10%
16%
16%
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