Salyan weather in August

In August, Salyan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Salyan's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salyan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Salyan is city in Azerbaijan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Salyan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Salyan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Salyan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 275.61.39.52.0
Feb10° / 326.61.710.42.3
Mar13° / 388.10.411.74.0
Apr19° / 10°367.70136.2
May25° / 15°316014.17.4
Jun31° / 20°132.7014.75.6
Jul34° / 23°61.6014.54.0
Aug33° / 23°71.5013.64.3
Sep28° / 19°234.1012.36.9
Oct22° / 14°406.3010.97.2
Nov15° / 4070.19.84.8
Dec10° / 336.60.89.32.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Salyan gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1052947180
2053046190
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4053144190
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7063243190
8063243190
9063243190
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20183540151
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241103638141
251113638141
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281133636121
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:477:53
214.15:487:52
314.05:497:51
414.05:507:50
514.05:517:49
613.95:527:48
713.95:527:47
813.95:537:46
913.85:547:44
1013.85:557:43
1113.85:567:42
1213.75:577:41
1313.75:587:39
1413.65:597:38
1513.66:007:37
1613.66:017:35
1713.56:027:34
1813.56:037:32
1913.56:047:31
2013.46:057:30
2113.46:067:28
2213.36:077:27
2313.36:087:25
2413.26:097:24
2513.26:107:22
2613.26:117:21
2713.16:127:19
2813.16:137:18
2913.06:147:16
3013.06:147:14
3113.06:157:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Salyan?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Salyan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salyan in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Salyan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Salyan in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 23 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Salyan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salyan peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Salyan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Salyan is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1524 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salyan?

Salyan sits at 39.6°N, 49.0°E, -17 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Neftçala, 33 km away.

NeftçalaŞirvanPushkinoHacıqabulƏhmədbəyliJalilabadSabirabadSaatlı

Topography around Salyan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Salyan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salyan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of -21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Salyan is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
980 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Neftçala 33 km · Şirvan 38 km · Pushkino 41 km · Hacıqabul 49 km · Əhmədbəyli 60 km · Jalilabad 60 km · Sabirabad 63 km · Saatlı 65 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Salyan (39.5962°, 48.9848°, elevation -17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).