West Azerbaijan Province · Iran
Piranshahr travel guide
Piranshahr is a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, home to about 92,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- OMH109 km · Urmia Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
When to go
The best time to visit Piranshahr
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Piranshahr are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 74 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 Piranshahr: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 109 km from the city centre in a straight line; Erbil International Airport (EBL, 118 km) and Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 124 km) are also within reach.
OMH · Urmia Airport
EBL · Erbil International Airport
YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport
Questions
Piranshahr: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Piranshahr?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Piranshahr are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Piranshahr?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 109 km from the city centre in a straight line; Erbil International Airport (EBL, 118 km) and Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 124 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Piranshahr?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Piranshahr
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.