Jam weather in August

In August, Jam sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jam's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:35 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
8%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Jam is city in Bushehr Province, Iran.

Founded
1996

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 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jam reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Jam

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Jam weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°665.610.47.2
Feb20° / 15°343.5117.7
Mar22° / 18°263.311.88.3
Apr27° / 22°50.812.68.3
May31° / 27°00.113.45.8
Jun34° / 30°0013.74.3
Jul35° / 31°0013.63.7
Aug35° / 31°10.1133.7
Sep33° / 29°0012.24.7
Oct31° / 26°10.111.36.5
Nov26° / 21°232.210.68.5
Dec21° / 16°534.510.37.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jam gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jam

In seasonPeak

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

Jam sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Jam?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jam. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jam in August

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

In August, Jam sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jam in August

The nearest coast averages about 34°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Jam 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 Jam peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jam 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 Jam is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1854 µg/m³Nov 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May45Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug46Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jam?

Jam sits at 27.8°N, 52.3°E, 622 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Makū, 10 km away.

Khonj

Topography around Jam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,093 m.

The land around Jam is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (79%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
1,518 m
80 km
2,093 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Makū 10 km · Bandar-e Kangān 26 km · Bandar-e Deyr 38 km · Nakhl-e Taqī 45 km · Pārsiān 98 km · Qīr 101 km · Lamerd 101 km · Khonj 109 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 Jam (27.8298°, 52.3252°, elevation 622 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).