Ferdows weather in August

In August, Ferdows sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ferdows's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferdows's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:03 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Ferdows is city in South Khorasan 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

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

A typical August day in Ferdows reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Ferdows

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.

Ferdows weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°356.12.3101.9
Feb11° / 396.8110.73.1
Mar16° / 467.90.311.75.7
Apr23° / 12°225012.87.8
May29° / 17°82.3013.76.9
Jun34° / 22°10.3014.24.3
Jul35° / 23°00.10143.6
Aug34° / 21°00013.34.6
Sep30° / 17°00.1012.26.7
Oct24° / 12°20.6011.19.1
Nov17° / 122.8010.26.5
Dec11° / 214.40.79.83.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ferdows gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:526:35
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ferdows

In seasonPeak

None of Ferdows's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ferdows sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Ferdows?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ferdows in August

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

In August, Ferdows sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ferdows in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ferdows peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ferdows 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 Ferdows is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferdows?

Ferdows sits at 34.0°N, 58.2°E, 1,279 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonābād, 60 km away.

TabasKāshmarBardaskanBīrjandTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Ferdows

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferdows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 1,282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Ferdows is covered by bare terrain (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Gonābād 60 km · Boshrūyeh 71 km · Qā’en 99 km · Tabas 124 km · Kāshmar 138 km · Bardaskan 140 km · Bīrjand 161 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 169 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 Ferdows (34.0185°, 58.1722°, elevation 1,279 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. 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).