Kerman weather in August

In August, Kerman sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kerman's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:13 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Kerman is city in Kerman Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
3,196/km²
people per km²

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kerman reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler 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 Kerman

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 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
21
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.

Kerman weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -1°214.91.810.33.3
Feb13° / 265.6110.94.4
Mar18° / 2260.311.86.5
Apr23° / 10°133.3012.78.0
May28° / 14°51.2013.57.4
Jun33° / 19°00.1013.94.9
Jul34° / 20°00.2013.84.3
Aug32° / 18°00.1013.15.4
Sep30° / 14°00.1012.27.4
Oct24° / 20.5011.39.2
Nov18° / 81.70.110.57.2
Dec13° / 142.90.710.14.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kerman gets around 0 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 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 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:036:32
213.55:046:31
313.45:056:31
413.45:056:30
513.45:066:29
613.45:066:28
713.35:076:27
813.35:086:27
913.35:086:26
1013.35:096:25
1113.25:106:24
1213.25:106:23
1313.25:116:22
1413.25:116:21
1513.15:126:20
1613.15:136:19
1713.15:136:18
1813.05:146:17
1913.05:146:16
2013.05:156:15
2113.05:166:14
2212.95:166:12
2312.95:176:11
2412.95:176:10
2512.95:186:09
2612.85:196:08
2712.85:196:07
2812.85:206:06
2912.75:206:04
3012.75:216:03
3112.75:226:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kerman?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kerman in August

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

In August, Kerman sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kerman in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kerman peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kerman 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 Kerman is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kerman's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 931 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kerman?

Kerman sits at 30.3°N, 57.1°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māhān, 32 km away.

RafsanjānRāvarBāftSirjanNajafshahr

Topography around Kerman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,763 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,912 m.

The land around Kerman is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (67%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
3,912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Māhān 32 km · Bardsīr 63 km · Zarand 77 km · Rafsanjān 105 km · Rāvar 112 km · Bāft 126 km · Sirjan 163 km · Najafshahr 165 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 Kerman (30.2832°, 57.0788°, elevation 1,760 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).