Mashhad
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📷 photo.aqr.ir (unknown photographer)· Public domainمشهد الرضا | Mashhad of Reza
About
Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres east of Tehran. In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district. It has a population of about 3,400,000, which includes the areas of Mashhad Taman and Torqabeh.
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The next week in Mashhad
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
Overcast
32° / 17°
UV High
Sat
Overcast
34° / 16°
UV High
Sun
Overcast
37° / 17°
UV High
Mon
Showers
29° / 17°
1.4 mm
UV High
Tue
Partly cloudy
31° / 16°
UV Very high
Wed
Showers
30° / 17°
1.5 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
36° / -4°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.1h
04:25 – 18:29local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Mashhad
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Mashhad International Airport (MHD) at 8 km.
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
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