Bābolsar weather in August

In August, Bābolsar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bābolsar's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bābolsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Bābolsar is city in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bābolsar reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Bābolsar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 607.59.83.6
Feb12° / 527.810.63.5
Mar15° / 538.611.74.6
Apr19° / 13°326.412.96.5
May23° / 18°183.813.97.9
Jun28° / 23°153.414.57.5
Jul30° / 25°183.314.36.1
Aug31° / 26°163.813.45.6
Sep28° / 23°557.412.26.6
Oct24° / 18°74811.17.4
Nov18° / 13°869106.1
Dec14° / 647.69.54.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bābolsar gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11104841
21114741
31114742
41114642
51124642
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71134542
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:097:02
213.95:097:01
313.85:107:00
413.85:116:59
513.85:126:58
613.75:136:57
713.75:146:56
813.75:146:55
913.65:156:54
1013.65:166:53
1113.65:176:52
1213.55:186:51
1313.55:196:50
1413.55:196:48
1513.45:206:47
1613.45:216:46
1713.45:226:45
1813.35:236:43
1913.35:246:42
2013.35:246:41
2113.25:256:39
2213.25:266:38
2313.25:276:37
2413.15:286:35
2513.15:296:34
2613.15:296:32
2713.05:306:31
2813.05:316:30
2912.95:326:28
3012.95:336:27
3112.95:346:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bābolsar?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bābolsar in August

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

In August, Bābolsar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bābolsar in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Nov 9 — about 5.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May20Cool
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Bābolsar 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 Bābolsar peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bābolsar 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 Bābolsar is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1141 µg/m³Jul 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bābolsar?

Bābolsar sits at 36.7°N, 52.7°E, -21 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Amīr Kolā, 11 km away.

Topography around Bābolsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bābolsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of -24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,828 m.

The land around Bābolsar is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), cropland (28%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
3,828 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Amīr Kolā 11 km · Fereydūn Kenār 12 km · Bābol 17 km · Jūybār 24 km · Qā’em Shahr 32 km · Maḩmūdābād 35 km · Āmol 37 km · Sari 40 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Bābolsar (36.6993°, 52.6501°, elevation -21 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).