Shiraz
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Darvaze Ghoran11: آرش (Arche), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Shiraz is a city in Iran, in Fars. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 29.61° N, 52.53° E, about 1,545 m (5,069 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Shiraz. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Shiraz has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -2°C (28°F). Around 274 mm (11 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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
- Isfahan · 348 km
- Ahvaz · 417 km
- Kerman · 445 km
- Arāk · 568 km
- Tehran · 684 km
- Hamadān · 694 km
- Karaj · 706 km
- Kermanshah · 742 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 115019 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q6397066 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Darvaze Ghoran11: آرش (Arche), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- DJI 0021(0): Siamak.ess, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Quran Gate 881225 02T: Amir Hussain Zolfaghary, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Narenjestan-ghavam-shiraz-I: Leo71538, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bazaar de Vakil, Shiraz, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 53: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bagh-e Nazar (9081888924): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Afif Abad Garden During Golden Hour: Masoud Kameli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vakil Bathroom 2: Arosha-photo ( Reza Sobhani ), CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hafez Stadium: Amir Hossein Zolfaghari (http://www.photoparsi.com), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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