Due to rising temperatures, Iran declared a two-day national vacation, according to official media on Tuesday.
According to government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the decision to close government buildings, banks, and educational institutions on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry issued a warning about a potential rise in cases of heat exhaustion due to the country’s high temperatures.
Iran recently saw temperatures in its cities and villages of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Tuesday saw temperatures in Tehran’s capital city of 38 C (100.4 F).
Tehran will experience temperatures of 39 C (102.2 F) for the next three days, according to the metrological office.
Tuesday saw temperatures above 50 C (122 F) in Ahvaz, the nation’s southwest oil-producing province’s capital.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Iran was 53 C (127.4 F) at Ahvaz in 2022. On July 4, when the average world temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), it was possibly the hottest day in recorded human history. Climate change and the forming El Nino pattern were mostly held responsible.
The highest recorded air temperature on Earth was 56.7 C (134 F), which was logged in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
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