As the capital city of Gilan province, Rasht is one the most important cities of this region which is situated in a vast plain at a distance of 30 km from the Caspian Sea in the slopes of the northern Alborz Mountain Range.

Rasht is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali. It is also a major tourist center with the resort of Masouleh in the adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian as some of the major attractions.

Rasht climate is humid and unstable.

Rasht has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and cool winters that is one of the wettest in Iran. It is also relatively continental with cooler winters and higher seasonal temperature variation than in much of Iran, despite its marine position.