West Azerbaijan Province · Iran
Salmas travel guide
Salmas is a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, home to about 128,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- OMH65 km · Urmia Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
When to go
The best time to visit Salmas
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Salmas are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; April is the wettest, with about 62 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 Salmas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 86 km) and Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ, 125 km) are also within reach.
OMH · Urmia Airport
YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport
NAJ · Nakhchivan International Airport
Questions
Salmas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Salmas?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Salmas are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; April is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Salmas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urmia Airport (OMH), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 86 km) and Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ, 125 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Salmas?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Salmas
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.