General Information
Shahrud is a city and capital of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. Situated about an altitude of 4413 ft (1345 m). Now, it is the largest city of Semnan Province and also its county has same position in the province. The main launch site of the Iranian Space Agency is near Shahrud. It is also well-known for unique types of grapes which are cultivated specially in Shahrud. Therefore, this city is known as Grapes-City.
Get in and around
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.
Shahrud is accessible by train from Tehran and some major cities.
Top sights & Things to do
When to visit?
Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from May to September. Nearly unattractive for tourists are the cold months from November to March. The climate here is desert. During the year, there is virtually no rainfall in Shahrud. In Shahrud, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 130 mm. The driest month is July, with 1 mm of rain. The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in January, with an average of 23 mm. July is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in July averages 30.2 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 3.8 °C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| High/Low temperatures |
6°
-3°
|
8°
-2°
|
14°
2.5°
|
21°
8°
|
26°
13°
|
31°
17°
|
33°
20°
|
32°
18°
|
29°
14°
|
22°
8°
|
29°
2°
|
15°
-1°
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance of precipitation |
8%
|
9%
|
9%
|
10%
|
5%
|
2%
|
2%
|
2%
|
1%
|
2%
|
7%
|
8%
|
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