Southern Asia 
IRUS travel advisory: 4/4
Iran
Capital: Tehran · 32 regions · 2,754 places
IRUS travel advisory: 4/4Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west; Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest; the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the east; Pakistan to the southeast; and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital and largest city and serves as its primary economic center. Read more — Wikipedia
When to go
Best places in Iran in October
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Isfahan
Isfahan · Iran
24° / 9° 5 mm Oct
100
Kerman
Kerman · Iran
24° / 9° 3 mm Oct
100
Three Castles
Isfahan · Iran
24° / 9° 6 mm Oct
100
Najafābād
Isfahan · Iran
24° / 8° 6 mm Oct
100
Sīrjān
Kerman · Iran
26° / 9° 2 mm Oct
100
Birjand
South Khorasan Province · Iran
26° / 7° 3 mm Oct
100
Shāhīn Shahr
Isfahan · Iran
25° / 8° 6 mm Oct
100
Bushire
Bushire · Iran
31° / 18° 8 mm Oct
Go score
When to go in Iran: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.
| places | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 25 | 37 | 51 | 79 | 86 | 65 | 50 | 58 | 83 | 94 | 65 | 35 |
| Mashhad | 25 | 29 | 40 | 75 | 88 | 70 | 57 | 64 | 88 | 96 | 67 | 36 |
| Isfahan | 37 | 48 | 63 | 87 | 96 | 67 | 50 | 55 | 77 | 100 | 77 | 47 |
| Karaj | 20 | 30 | 44 | 73 | 84 | 69 | 53 | 60 | 84 | 91 | 61 | 29 |
| Tabriz | 17 | 19 | 28 | 58 | 79 | 81 | 62 | 64 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 20 |
| Shiraz | 45 | 56 | 68 | 88 | 92 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 87 | 99 | 71 |
| Qom | 31 | 43 | 59 | 84 | 79 | 55 | 40 | 42 | 65 | 95 | 75 | 41 |
| Ahvāz | 66 | 82 | 88 | 61 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 92 | 76 |
| Kermanshah | 21 | 30 | 44 | 73 | 88 | 64 | 40 | 41 | 69 | 96 | 66 | 35 |
| Rasht | 22 | 24 | 29 | 61 | 77 | 83 | 70 | 64 | 76 | 66 | 52 | 34 |
| Kerman | 43 | 54 | 68 | 90 | 87 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 88 | 100 | 82 | 56 |
| Urmia | 17 | 20 | 27 | 54 | 78 | 96 | 77 | 80 | 100 | 78 | 45 | 21 |
| Zahedan | 60 | 71 | 92 | 87 | 62 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 63 | 94 | 99 | 73 |
| Hamadan | 17 | 19 | 28 | 55 | 81 | 89 | 66 | 67 | 96 | 90 | 52 | 21 |
Water temperature
Sea temperature along the coast of Iran
| places | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhl Takki | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Bandar-e ‘Asalūyah | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Bandar-e Shīrīnū | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Bīdkhūn | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Bandar-e Sīraf | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Akhand | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Parak | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Pārsiān | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 29° | 25° |
| Dashtī | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 29° | 25° |
| Kūshk-e Nār | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
Tourist density
Tourism in Iran
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
International visitors a year
9.11M
2019
World rank by arrivals
#47
Visitors per resident
0.11
Visitors per km²
5.5
Most popular destinations in Iran
Practical
Iran: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.
Power plugs
CF
- Voltage
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Currency
Iranian Rial
IRR · ﷼
- Languages
- Persian
- Calling code
- +98
Safety & travel advice
4
Do not travelUS travel advisory
Advises against all travelUK travel advice · Aug 13, 2026
Typical prices
- Meal, casual restaurantIRR 3,041,100≈ $72.00
- CappuccinoIRR 566,700≈ $13.00
- Beer (0.5 l)IRR 908,200≈ $22.00
- Bottled water (1.5 l)IRR 233,400≈ $5.60
- Taxi, 5 kmIRR 2,363,050≈ $56.00
- Public transport ticketIRR 400,850≈ $9.50
- Mid-range hotel, per nightIRR 17,503,400≈ $415
Estimated from Iran’s consumer price level — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 376% of US levels.
Upcoming public holidays
No public holidays in the coming months.
Regions of Iran
32- Tehran164 · 12.08M
- Isfahan201 · 4.59M
- Razavi Khorasan147 · 4.18M
- Khuzestan109 · 3.49M
- Fars215 · 3.38M
- East Azerbaijan Province191 · 3.01M
- Alborz Province58 · 2.28M
- West Azerbaijan Province125 · 2.2M
- Mazandaran247 · 2.07M
- Kerman71 · 1.75M
- Gilan Province183 · 1.66M
- Sistan and Baluchestan84 · 1.37M
- Markazi75 · 1.24M
- Lorestan Province33 · 1.16M
- Hamadan Province100 · 1.15M
- Kermanshah27 · 1.1M
- Kurdistan Province44 · 1.05M
- Qom10 · 1.04M
- Golestan62 · 953.7K
- Qazvin63 · 944.9K
- Bushire90 · 903.3K
- Hormozgan99 · 898.6K
- Yazd29 · 854.1K
- Ardabil Province59 · 806.5K
- Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province92 · 644.9K
- Zanjan38 · 601.9K
- Semnan Province25 · 525.5K
- North Khorasan23 · 419.1K
- Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad25 · 398K
- South Khorasan Province25 · 365.9K
- Ilam Province39 · 360.5K
- Other areas1 · 690
Largest cities in Iran
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Tehran
Tehran · Iran
22° / 12° 18 mm Oct
96
Mashhad
Razavi Khorasan · Iran
22° / 7° 11 mm Oct
100
Isfahan
Isfahan · Iran
24° / 9° 5 mm Oct
91
Karaj
Alborz Province · Iran
22° / 10° 20 mm Oct
82
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan Province · Iran
21° / 8° 21 mm Oct
87
Shiraz
Fars · Iran
29° / 12° 4 mm Oct
95
Qom
Qom · Iran
26° / 13° 15 mm Oct
47
Ahvāz
Khuzestan · Iran
36° / 19° 6 mm Oct
UNESCO
World Heritage sites in Iran
Persepolis
Zangīābād · 6 km
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Susa
Shūsh · 1 km
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Bam
Bam · 0 km
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan · 1 km
Chogha Zanbil
Seyyed Raḩmān · 9 km
Pasargadae
Pāsārgād · 0 km
Dasht-e Lut
Noşratābād · 82 km
Golestan Palace
Tehran · 2 km
Soltaniyeh
Solţānīyeh · 0 km
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
Isfahan · 2 km
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Takht-e Soleyman
Takāb · 25 km
Shahr-e Sukhteh
Zehak · 47 km
Main airports
- ABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAbadan
- KERAyatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International AirportKerman
- BNDBandar Abbas International AirportBandar Abbas
- XBJBirjand International AirportBirjand
- IKAImam Khomeini International AirportTehran
- IFNIsfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportIsfahan
- KIHKish International AirportKish Island
- MHDMashhad International AirportMashhad
- THRMehrabad International AirportTehran
- PYKPayam International AirportKaraj
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