Kerman
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kerman panorama: Betta27, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kerman is a city in Iran. About 577,514 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 30.28° N, 57.08° E, about 1,760 m (5,774 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kerman. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kerman has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (27°F). Around 117 mm (5 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
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
- Zahedan · 373 km
- Shiraz · 442 km
- Isfahan · 581 km
- Tehran · 809 km
- Ahvaz · 813 km
- Arāk · 824 km
- Karaj · 848 km
- Hamadān · 962 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 128234 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q171714 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kerman panorama: Betta27, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- مجموعه گنجعلی خان هوایی: Morteza salehi70, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- قلعه اردشیر ۱: Am kerman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- قلعه دختر کرمان۵: Am kerman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- کاروانسرای وکیل 2: مفیدی, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
