Fīrūzkūh weather in August

In August, Fīrūzkūh sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 33 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fīrūzkūh's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fīrūzkūh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:22 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Fīrūzkūh is city in Tehran 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fīrūzkūh reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42515
52515
62515
72415
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92415
102415
112415
122415
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202415
212414
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282314
292314
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312314

How August really feels in Fīrūzkūh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fīrūzkūh weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°276.57.49.90.0
Feb-1° / -7°367.37.910.60.0
Mar / -3°539.47.811.70.2
Apr11° / 6311.93.412.92.5
May17° / 6313.70.513.95.0
Jun22° / 12°4310.7014.46.9
Jul25° / 15°388.8014.27.7
Aug24° / 15°337.7013.48.0
Sep21° / 11°328.2012.27.3
Oct14° / 368.71.211.14.7
Nov / -1°357.65.910.10.9
Dec / -6°276.46.79.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
11928
12937
13937
14928
15928
16928
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24946
25946
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fīrūzkūh gets around 33 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1924
2024
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2626
2726
2826
2926
3027
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:107:00
213.85:116:59
313.85:126:58
413.75:126:57
513.75:136:56
613.75:146:55
713.75:156:54
813.65:166:53
913.65:166:52
1013.65:176:51
1113.55:186:50
1213.55:196:49
1313.55:206:48
1413.45:206:46
1513.45:216:45
1613.45:226:44
1713.35:236:43
1813.35:246:41
1913.35:246:40
2013.25:256:39
2113.25:266:38
2213.25:276:36
2313.15:286:35
2413.15:286:34
2513.15:296:32
2613.05:306:31
2713.05:316:30
2812.95:326:28
2912.95:326:27
3012.95:336:25
3112.85:346:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fīrūzkūh?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Fīrūzkūh for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fīrūzkūh in August

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

In August, Fīrūzkūh sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Fīrūzkūh in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fīrūzkūh peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Fīrūzkūh 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 Fīrūzkūh is worst in December — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyDec 2396 µg/m³Jul 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb88Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun42Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Fīrūzkūh?

Fīrūzkūh sits at 35.8°N, 52.8°E, 1,943 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zīr Āb, 50 km away.

Topography around Fīrūzkūh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fīrūzkūh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m around an average of 2,025 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,587 m.

The land around Fīrūzkūh is covered by grassland (47%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (37%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
555 m
16 km
1,550 m
80 km
5,587 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Zīr Āb 50 km · Mahdishahr 53 km · Semnan 60 km · Damāvand 63 km · Garmsār 71 km · Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār 72 km · Rūdehen 78 km · Qā’em Shahr 79 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 Fīrūzkūh (35.7567°, 52.7706°, elevation 1,943 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).