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When to goBest time: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
- Jan Fine, with caveats: cold
- Feb Fine, with caveats: cold
- Mar Fine, with caveats: crowds and high prices
- Apr Good
- May Good
- Jun Fine, with caveats: heat
- Jul Hard: heat
- Aug Hard: heat
- Sep Fine, with caveats
- Oct Good
- Nov Good
- Dec Fine, with caveats: cold
Good Fine, with caveats Hard cold crowds and high prices heat
Cheaper and fewer tourists: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb - the trade-off: cold, heat
Peak season: Mar - prices are higher, book early
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripRamadan · February 8 - March 8, 2027
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Ramadan - ≈ February 8 - March 8, 2027
Do not eat, drink or smoke in public in the daytime: it can be fined. Many cafés open only after sunset. -
Eid al-Fitr - ≈ March 9 - 11, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy. -
Nowruz - March 20 - April 2, 2027
Spring New Year: public holidays and festivities; offices closed, transport and hotels busy. -
Eid al-Adha - ≈ May 16 - 19, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
≈ - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day
What to bring and knowC, F · 220 V
- Sockets: type C, F · 220 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the right
- Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
- Women must cover their hair in public, foreigners included; everyone covers shoulders and knees
- Jun–Aug: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
- Dec–Feb: a warm jacket, hat and gloves
Medicines, bans and the law
- Alcohol is banned; do not bring it. source
- Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty. Even small amounts of drugs bring long prison terms. source
- Bringing in pork is illegal. source
- The UK government advises against all travel here; travelling against this advice can invalidate travel insurance. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card7 of 50 services in our catalogue accept one
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: Alibaba.ir
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- Instagram, Telegram, X, YouTube and many foreign sites are blocked. International bank cards do not work - bring cash.
- 16 of 50 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example Snapp Market, Hamrah Bam (Bank Melli Iran), TapsiFood.
- Mobile operators and eSIM →
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesPersian
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- Hello سلام salaam
- Excuse me ببخشید bebakhshid
- I don’t understand متوجه نمی‌شوم motevajeh nemishavam
- Do you speak English? انگلیسی صحبت می‌کنید؟ engelisi sohbat mikonid?
- Where is the toilet? دستشویی کجاست؟ dastshuyi kojast?
- The bill, please صورت‌حساب لطفاً surat-hesab lotfan
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) لطفاً مرا به این آدرس ببرید. Lotfan marâ be in âdres bebarid.
- How much will it cost? چقدر می‌شود؟ Cheqadr mishavad?
- Stop here, please لطفاً همین‌جا نگه دارید. Lotfan hamin-jâ negah dârid.
- Please wait a moment لطفاً کمی صبر کنید. Lotfan kami sabr konid.
- Thank you ممنون. Mamnun.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner لطفاً کمکم کنید، من خارجی هستم. Lotfan komakam konid, man khāreji hastam.
- Please take me to a hospital لطفاً مرا به بیمارستان ببرید. Lotfan marā be bimārestān bebarid.
- I am allergic to… من به این حساسیت دارم: man be in hassāsiyat dāram
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? نزدیک‌ترین داروخانه کجاست؟ Nazdik-tarin dārukhāne kojāst?
- Please call the police لطفاً به پلیس زنگ بزنید. Lotfan be polis zang bezanid.
- I have lost my passport گذرنامه‌ام را گم کرده‌ام. Gozarnāme-am rā gom karde-am.
- Where is the nearest ATM? نزدیک‌ترین خودپرداز کجاست؟ Nazdik-tarin khodpardāz kojāst?