East Azerbaijan Province · Iran

Sahand travel guide

Sahand is a city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, home to about 82,000 people.

Best months
May, June and September
Nearest airport
TBZ23 km · Tabriz International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Language
Persian

When to go

The best time to visit Sahand

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sahand are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; April is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.

-10°10°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Sahand: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Urmia Airport (OMH, 98 km) and Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ, 150 km) are also within reach.

large airport

TBZ · Tabriz International Airport

23.3 km from the centreICAO OITT
medium airport

OMH · Urmia Airport

97.5 km from the centreICAO OITR
large airport

NAJ · Nakhchivan International Airport

149.9 km from the centreICAO UBBN

Questions

Sahand: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Sahand?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sahand are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; April is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Sahand?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Urmia Airport (OMH, 98 km) and Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ, 150 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Sahand?

Iranian rial (IRR).

Nearby

Destinations near Sahand

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.