Tehran
Capital of Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
North of tehran: Amir Pashaei, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tehran is the capital of Iran. About 7.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 35.69° N, 51.42° E, about 1,178 m (3,865 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Tehran. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tehran 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 (29°F). Around 308 mm (12 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
- Karaj · 42 km
- Arāk · 236 km
- Rasht · 241 km
- Hamadān · 280 km
- Isfahan · 338 km
- Kermanshah · 422 km
- Tabriz · 533 km
- Ahvaz · 545 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 112931 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3616 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- North of tehran: Amir Pashaei, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Milad-poorali: Miladpoorali, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Azadi Tower, Tehran: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Národní muzeum Íránu: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tehran Bazaar 2002: GTVM92, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Marmar Palace 43906: Hamid Tavakoli, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Azadi Square & Azadi Tower, aerial view 1971: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Amjadie Stadium: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- TitSh1: Behrad Moudi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
