Tehran
features a semi-arid, continental climate. Tehran's climate is largely defined by its
geographic location, with the towering AlborzMountainsto its north and the
central desert to the south. It can be generally described as mild in the
spring and autumn, hot and dry in the summer, and cold in the winter. Because
the city is large with significant differences in elevation among various
districts, the weather is often cooler in the hilly north than
