Karaj has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 95°F and Jan lows near 28°F, and about 9.9 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $114k (estimate).
Explore Karaj on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (8.4 in vs 9.9 in), spread through the year, unlike Karaj's winter rains, no snow.
SceneryDesert where Karaj is dry, golden landscape, mountains in the distance, which Karaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (11 in vs 9.9 in), spread through the year, unlike Karaj's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Karaj lacks, not the plateau setting of Karaj, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (9.4 in vs 9.9 in), spread through the year, unlike Karaj's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), which Karaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 7°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (8.6 in vs 9.9 in), falling mostly in winter, like Karaj, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, not the plateau setting of Karaj, both well inland, 3,600 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (9.5 in vs 9.9 in), spread through the year, unlike Karaj's winter rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (8.3 in vs 9.9 in), spread through the year, unlike Karaj's winter rains, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Sierra Nevada), which Karaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43° | 28° | 1.6 |
| Feb | 48° | 31° | 1.4 |
| Mar | 58° | 38° | 1.6 |
| Apr | 69° | 47° | 1.4 |
| May | 79° | 54° | 0.7 |
| Jun | 91° | 62° | 0.2 |
| Jul | 95° | 66° | 0.1 |
| Aug | 94° | 66° | 0.1 |
| Sep | 87° | 60° | 0.1 |
| Oct | 74° | 51° | 0.5 |
| Nov | 59° | 41° | 0.9 |
| Dec | 48° | 33° | 1.2 |