Khonj weather in August

In August, Khonj sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 2 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% 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 Khonj's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khonj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
12%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Khonj is city in Fars 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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khonj reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°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)
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104128
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303926
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How August really feels in Khonj

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.

Khonj weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 595.810.46.5
Feb19° / 444.7117.4
Mar24° / 11°424.811.88.2
Apr30° / 17°91.712.66.5
May36° / 22°10.213.42.6
Jun40° / 26°10.113.70.1
Jul41° / 28°10.313.60.0
Aug40° / 27°21.1130.1
Sep37° / 23°10.412.22.0
Oct32° / 18°00.111.35.5
Nov25° / 12°14210.68.6
Dec20° / 443.510.37.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khonj gets around 2 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
234
243
253
263
273
283
293
303
313

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152201891
253191891
352191991
452191981
551202081
651202081
750202181
849202181
948202281
1047212281
1146212391
1245222391
1344222391
1444232391
15432323101
16422423101
17412423101
18412523101
19402623101
20402623101
21402722101
22392722101
23402821101
24402821101
25412820101
2641292091
2742291991
2843291981
2944291881
3045291871
3146291771

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:22 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:226:42
213.35:236:42
313.35:236:41
413.35:246:40
513.35:246:40
613.25:256:39
713.25:256:38
813.25:266:37
913.25:276:37
1013.15:276:36
1113.15:286:35
1213.15:286:34
1313.15:296:33
1413.05:296:32
1513.05:306:31
1613.05:306:30
1713.05:316:29
1813.05:316:28
1912.95:326:27
2012.95:326:26
2112.95:336:25
2212.85:336:24
2312.85:346:23
2412.85:356:22
2512.85:356:21
2612.75:366:20
2712.75:366:19
2812.75:376:18
2912.75:376:17
3012.65:386:16
3112.65:386:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khonj

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Khonj?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khonj.

What to pack for Khonj in August

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

In August, Khonj sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khonj 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 Khonj peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Khonj 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 Khonj is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1849 µg/m³Nov 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul51Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khonj?

Khonj sits at 27.9°N, 53.4°E, 670 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Evaz, 58 km away.

Topography around Khonj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khonj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Khonj is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,531 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Evaz 58 km · Lamerd 67 km · Jahrom 69 km · Gerāsh 73 km · Qīr 77 km · Pārsiān 85 km · Lār 92 km · Nakhl-e Taqī 94 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 Khonj (27.8913°, 53.4344°, elevation 670 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).