Farsan
City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran
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Farsan (Persian: فارسان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
History
During the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and 2026 Iran massacres, Saghar Etemadi, a hairdresser and nail-technician from Farsan, was shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces.[6][7]
Demographics
Climate
Farsan has a hot dry-summer Continental climate (Dsa), with hot summer days, cool summer nights and cold winter days, freezing winter nights. Rainfall is significant in winter and spring but not so much in summer, only often resulting from thunderstorms.
Frost is quite common in the region. Farsan on average experiences 112.5 days with frost from November to March, with rare occurrences in April or October.[11]
| Climate data for Farsan (2005-2013 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
8 (46) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
24 (75) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
29 (84) |
23 (73) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
20 (68) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
19 (66) |
14 (57) |
7 (45) |
2 (36) |
12 (54) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−4 (25) |
0 (32) |
4 (39) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
0 (32) |
−5 (23) |
4 (39) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81 (3.2) |
85 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
72 (2.8) |
12 (0.5) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
9 (0.4) |
89 (3.5) |
74 (2.9) |
494 (19.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 56 | 58 | 44 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198 | 198 | 242 | 234 | 279 | 336 | 329 | 325 | 309 | 272 | 205 | 203 | 3,130 |
| Source: Chaharmahalmet[11] | |||||||||||||
