Hamadan Province · Iran
Hamadan travel guide
Hamadan is a city in Hamadan Province, Iran, home to about 554,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May and October
- Nearest airport
- HDM8 km · Hamadan Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
About
About Hamadan
Hamadan is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Hamadan
See
- Ali Sadr Cave
- Avicenna's Mausoleum
- Tomb of Baba Taher
- Alavian Cupola
- Ganjnameh
- Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
- Stephen Gregory Church
- Hamedan Museum of Natural History
- Hamedan Stone Lion
- Ekbatana
- Borj-e Qorban
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When to go
The best time to visit Hamadan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hamadan are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; April is the wettest, with about 63 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Hamadan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hamadan Airport (HDM), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH, 134 km) and Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 146 km) are also within reach.
HDM · Hamadan Airport
KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport
SDG · Sanandaj Airport
Questions
Hamadan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hamadan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hamadan are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; April is the wettest, with about 63 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hamadan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hamadan Airport (HDM), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH, 134 km) and Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 146 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Hamadan?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Hamadan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.