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Cities / Iran

Maku

IranBSk
© OpenStreetMap, CARTO
Maku coordinate map

Maku at a glance

Local time   · Asia/Tehran
Today
Partly cloudy27° / 15°
Travel basics
Tap water
Use bottled or filtered
Electricity
220V/50Hz · Type C / F
Drives on
Right
Currency
IRR
Language
Persian
US passport
Required

Entry rules change. Verify current requirements before booking.

City context
Population
47K
Climate
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IranDetails and sources →

Why visit

Maku belongs in the atlas because the Armenian monastic sites explain a cross-border cultural landscape that is easy to miss on broad Iran maps. The draw is religious architecture, mountain setting, and regional history. This should remain a research marker until travel conditions change.

When to avoid

Do not treat Maku as a current travel recommendation. In July 2026, the U.S. State Department listed Iran at Level 4, Do Not Travel, with wrongful detention and other serious risks. Border-region logistics add another layer of caution, so this page should not invite casual planning.

Plan Maku

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Maku

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today
Partly cloudy
27° / 15°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
29° / 17°
UV Very high
Thu
Partly cloudy
23° / 14°
UV Very high
Fri
Partly cloudy
23° / 13°
UV Very high
Sat
Partly cloudy
26° / 15°
UV Very high
Sun
Partly cloudy
28° / 17°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
28° / 16°
UV Very high

Climate

Summer (Jun-Sep)

Typical highs around 29°C, lows around 12°C. The drier end of the year.

Winter (Dec-Feb)

Typical highs around 3°C, lows around -6°C.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

JFMAMJJASOND
Weather
31° / 13°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.7h
05:38 – 19:20local

Airports

closest TBZ · 30 km
Iran basics →Country context, advisories, and entry links for the practicalities shown above.
References3▾▴

The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

  1. City background. Structured city fields are cross-checked against the related references.
  2. Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates. Related: NASA POWER, Open-Meteo license.
  3. Getting around. Transit operators from agency GTFS feeds and nearby commercial-airport reference data.

Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.

JFMAMJJASOND34°-10°
highlowrainfallcomfortable months

Monthly highs, lows, rainfall — long-term averages, NASA POWER.