West Azerbaijan Province · Iran
Mahabad travel guide
Mahabad is a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, home to about 168,000 people.
- Best months
- May and October
- Nearest airport
- OMH116 km · Urmia Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
When to go
The best time to visit Mahabad
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mahabad are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 65 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 Mahabad: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU, 139 km) is also within reach.
OMH · Urmia Airport
ISU · Jalal Talabani International Airport
Questions
Mahabad: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mahabad?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mahabad are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mahabad?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU, 139 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Mahabad?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Mahabad
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.