Kahnūj weather in August

In August, Kahnūj sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kahnūj's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahnūj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:13 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
14%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kahnūj reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14230
24230
34230
44230
54130
64130
74130
84129
94129
104129
114129
124129
134129
144129
154129
164129
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184129
194129
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234128
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254028
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274028
284028
294028
304028
314027

How August really feels in Kahnūj

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.

Kahnūj weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 54510.47.3
Feb21° / 11°424.6117.9
Mar26° / 15°403.911.87.9
Apr33° / 20°101.412.64.7
May38° / 25°20.813.41.1
Jun42° / 28°20.413.70.0
Jul42° / 30°41.413.60.0
Aug41° / 29°51.8130.0
Sep38° / 26°20.912.21.1
Oct34° / 21°4111.34.4
Nov27° / 15°112.110.68.2
Dec22° / 11°303.310.38.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kahnūj gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.8 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
65
75
85
95
105
115
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
305
315

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1361422199
2371421199
3371521189
4371520189
53715191810
63716191910
73716191910
8371618199
9361718209
10351718219
11351718219
12341718228
13341818238
14331819237
15331819247
16331819246
17321820246
18321821245
19321821245
20321822245
21321822245
22321823234
23321823234
24321824224
25331824224
26341824213
27351824213
28361823203
29371823203
30381823192
31391822192

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:05 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:056:25
213.35:066:25
313.35:066:24
413.35:076:23
513.35:076:23
613.25:086:22
713.25:086:21
813.25:096:20
913.25:096:20
1013.15:106:19
1113.15:116:18
1213.15:116:17
1313.15:126:16
1413.15:126:15
1513.05:136:14
1613.05:136:13
1713.05:146:12
1813.05:146:11
1912.95:156:10
2012.95:156:09
2112.95:166:08
2212.95:166:07
2312.85:176:06
2412.85:176:05
2512.85:186:04
2612.75:186:03
2712.75:196:02
2812.75:196:01
2912.75:206:00
3012.65:205:59
3112.65:215:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kahnūj

In seasonPeak

In August, Kahnūj sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kahnūj sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kahnūj?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kahnūj.

What to pack for Kahnūj in August

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

In August, Kahnūj sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kahnūj 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 Kahnūj peaks around June 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 15UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kahnūj 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 Kahnūj is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1745 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kahnūj?

Kahnūj sits at 27.9°N, 57.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Anbarābād, 61 km away.

MīnābBaravātBamBandar Abbas

Topography around Kahnūj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kahnūj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,291 m.

The land around Kahnūj is covered by bare terrain (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (85%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,161 m
80 km
2,291 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: ‘Anbarābād 61 km · Manūjān 63 km · Rūdān 75 km · Jīroft 82 km · Mīnāb 108 km · Baravāt 143 km · Bam 145 km · Bandar Abbas 163 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 Kahnūj (27.9403°, 57.6998°, elevation 501 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).