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Where to stay in Razavi Khorasan Province

This guide covers 9 destinations in Razavi Khorasan Province, a first-level administrative division of Iran, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Mashhad, Nishapur and Sabzevar. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Mashhad International Airport (MHD).

Destinations in this guide
9
Places to stay
3
Comfortable in the most places
April and October
Main airport
MHDMashhad International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran

Destinations

Destinations in Razavi Khorasan Province

Every destination in this guide in Razavi Khorasan 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
Mashhad3,001,1843April, May, September and OctoberMHD · 8 km
Nishapur264,375April, May, September and OctoberMHD · 76 km
Sabzevar243,700April, May and OctoberAFZ · 9 km
Torbat-e Heydarieh140,019April, May and OctoberMHD · 114 km
Kashmar102,282April and OctoberAFZ · 130 km
Quchan101,604May, September and OctoberASB · 99 km
Torbat-e Jam100,449April, May and OctoberMHD · 141 km
Taybad56,562March, April, October and NovemberHEA · 146 km
Chenaran53,879April, May, September and OctoberMHD · 65 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Razavi Khorasan Province

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

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Ghasr Talaee International HotelMashhadhotel
Hotel PardisanMashhadhotel2001
Javad HotelMashhadhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Razavi Khorasan Province

From the climate of 9 destinations in Razavi Khorasan 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 October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 98 °C27 mm
February0 of 910 °C39 mm
March1 of 915 °C53 mm
April8 of 922 °C42 mm
May7 of 928 °C30 mm
June0 of 933 °C5 mm
July0 of 935 °C1 mm
August0 of 934 °C1 mm
September4 of 930 °C2 mm
October9 of 923 °C9 mm
November1 of 915 °C16 mm
December0 of 910 °C19 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 Razavi Khorasan Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Razavi Khorasan 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.

large airport · Mashhad

MHD · Mashhad International Airport

Nearest for 5 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations7.7 km from the closest
medium airport · Sabzevar

AFZ · Sabzevar National Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations9.2 km from the closest
large airport · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

ASB · Ashgabat International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination99 km from the closest
large airport · Guzara, Afghanistan

HEA · Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination146 km from the closest
medium airport · Bojnord

BJB · Bojnord Airport

Named by 2 destinations115 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Razavi Khorasan 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 Razavi Khorasan 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.