Karaj
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Azimieh Aerial View: Civilaut, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Karaj is a city in Iran, in Alborz Province. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 35.83° N, 50.99° E, about 1,341 m (4,400 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Karaj. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Karaj has a continental (warm summer, dry summer) climate (Köppen Dsb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -11°C (13°F). Around 508 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IranNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Tehran · 42 km
- Rasht · 204 km
- Arāk · 225 km
- Hamadān · 251 km
- Isfahan · 358 km
- Kermanshah · 391 km
- Tabriz · 491 km
- Ahvaz · 542 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 128747 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q36529 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Azimieh Aerial View: Civilaut, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Enghelab-Stadium: Taeedxy, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- کاروانسرای شاه عباسی کرج 1: ثنا فلاح سخنگو, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- کاخ سلیمانیه نمای جنوبی: محمد یحیی حجاریان, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
