Region · Iran

Where to stay in Mazandaran Province

This guide covers 9 destinations in Mazandaran Province, a first-level administrative division of Iran, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Sari, Babol and Amol. Across its destinations, April and May are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY).

Destinations in this guide
9
Places to stay
2
Comfortable in the most places
April and May
Main airport
SRYSari Dasht-e Naz International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran

Destinations

Destinations in Mazandaran Province

Every destination in this guide in Mazandaran Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Amol237,5281April, May, September and OctoberSRY · 77 km
Tonekabon55,4341May, June and SeptemberRZR · 19 km
Sari309,820April and MaySRY · 15 km
Babol250,217April and MaySRY · 47 km
Qaem Shahr204,953April, May and OctoberSRY · 36 km
Behshahr94,702April, May and OctoberSRY · 33 km
Chalus65,196April to JuneNSH · 4 km
Neka60,991April and MaySRY · 10 km
Babolsar59,966April and MaySRY · 48 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Mazandaran Province

2 hotels in Mazandaran Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Ramsar HotelTonekabonhotel1933
Amol City HotelAmolhotel2000

When to go

Best time to visit Mazandaran Province

From the climate of 9 destinations in Mazandaran Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and May.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 911 °C54 mm
February0 of 913 °C46 mm
March0 of 916 °C45 mm
April8 of 920 °C31 mm
May9 of 926 °C14 mm
June2 of 930 °C14 mm
July0 of 933 °C15 mm
August0 of 932 °C23 mm
September2 of 929 °C47 mm
October3 of 925 °C83 mm
November0 of 918 °C86 mm
December0 of 913 °C66 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Mazandaran Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Mazandaran Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Sari

SRY · Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport

Nearest for 7 destinationsNamed by 7 destinations9.9 km from the closest
medium airport · Nowshahr

NSH · Nowshahr Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 7 destinations3.9 km from the closest
medium airport · Ramsar

RZR · Ramsar Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations19 km from the closest
large airport · Tehran

THR · Mehrabad International Airport

Named by 2 destinations108 km from the closest
large airport · Karaj

PYK · Payam International Airport

Named by 1 destination116 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Mazandaran Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Iran

3 Jan · Birthday of Imam Ali17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'raj4 Feb · Birthday of Mahdi11 Feb · Islamic Revolution Day1 Mar · Public Holiday2 Mar · Public Holiday3 Mar · Public Holiday4 Mar · Public Holiday5 Mar · Public Holiday6 Mar · Public Holiday7 Mar · Public Holiday11 Mar · Martyrdom of Imam Ali20 Mar · Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr21 Mar · Nowruz22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday22 Mar · Nowruz Holiday23 Mar · Nowruz Holiday24 Mar · Nowruz Holiday1 Apr · Islamic Republic Day2 Apr · Nature's Day14 Apr · Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq27 May · Eid al-Adha4 Jun · Death of Imam Khomeini4 Jun · Eid al-Ghadir5 Jun · 15 Khordad Uprising24 Jun · Tasua25 Jun · Ashura4 Aug · Arbaeen12 Aug · Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali13 Aug · Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida21 Aug · Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari30 Aug · Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq13 Nov · Martyrdom of Fatima23 Dec · Birthday of Imam Ali

Nearby

Regions near Mazandaran Province

Other regions of Iran with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Iran travel guide · All regions of Iran

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.