Orūmīyeh
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
نمایی از شهر ارومیه: Anna-Freud, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Orūmīyeh is a city in Iran, in West Azerbaijan. About 577,307 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 37.55° N, 45.08° E, about 1,350 m (4,429 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Orūmīyeh. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Orūmīyeh has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 301 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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
- Tabriz · 122 km
- Rasht · 398 km
- Kermanshah · 400 km
- Hamadān · 430 km
- Karaj · 554 km
- Arāk · 559 km
- Tehran · 595 km
- Ahvaz · 761 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 121801 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q179665 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- نمایی از شهر ارومیه: Anna-Freud, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)