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Triplandio Tehran guide covers 5 travel guides across 20 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 19 self-guided walking tours in Tehran with 66 POI, spanning 56.1 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Tehran
City & Country Data Iran (Tehran)
Key travel data for Tehran — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Iran
Tourists
1.6M/y
GDP/cap
$3.9k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
92.4M
Currency
IRR ﷼
Language
Persian
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Tehran
Coffee
$1.24
Beer
$0.85
Lunch
$4.00
Groceries
$7.50/w
Taxi/km
$0.30
Transit
$0.10
Fuel
$0.18/l
Internet
$4.15/m
Salary
$210/m
Best time to visit Tehran (Iran)
Now (September) avg: 24°C, mostly dry, quiet, fewer crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 19°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:55 / 17:56
Local time
1:50
Best Months 
Jul & Aug
Jul & Aug
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Traditional Persian ice cream flavored with saffron and rose water. A slow-cooked stew of lamb and chickpeas, traditionally served in a stone pot. A rich Persian stew made with walnuts and pomegranate molasses. A rich and creamy stew made with eggplants, lamb, and lentils. A layered rice dish with saffron and chicken, baked until golden.
Traditional Local Food
Tehran (Iran)
Dessert
Vegetarian
Bastani Sonnati
بستنی سنتی
baas-ta-nee son-na-tee
· Saffron ice cream
Main course
Meat
Dizi
دیزی
dee-zee
· Lamb stew with chickpeas
Main course
Meat
Fesenjān
فسنجان
fe-sen-jaan
· Walnut pomegranate stew
Main course
Meat
Halim Bademjan
حلیم بادمجان
ha-leem baa-dem-jaan
· Eggplant and lamb stew
Main course
Meat
Tahchin
ته چین
tah-cheen
· Layered saffron rice & chicken
