Khūy weather in August

In August, Khūy sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khūy's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khūy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Khūy is city in West Azarbaijan 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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khūy 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 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23319
33319
43319
53319
63319
73319
83319
93319
103319
113319
123319
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143318
153318
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173318
183218
193218
203218
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223218
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243217
253217
263217
273217
283117
293117
303116
313116

How August really feels in Khūy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 22 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
22
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.

Khūy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°326.75.49.60.0
Feb / -4°357.95.510.50.7
Mar12° / 5810.93.611.73.1
Apr18° / 6111.60.4135.5
May23° / 11°5311.3014.16.7
Jun29° / 15°195.4014.66.6
Jul32° / 19°82.1014.45.0
Aug32° / 18°61.4013.55.0
Sep28° / 13°102.4012.37.7
Oct21° / 2860.1117.4
Nov12° / 356.11.39.93.5
Dec / -3°326.73.69.40.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khūy gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
175
185
195
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265
275
285
295
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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11955
12955
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

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
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:357:37
214.05:367:36
314.05:377:35
413.95:387:34
513.95:397:33
613.95:407:32
713.85:417:31
813.85:427:30
913.85:437:28
1013.75:437:27
1113.75:447:26
1213.75:457:25
1313.65:467:24
1413.65:477:22
1513.55:487:21
1613.55:497:20
1713.55:507:18
1813.45:517:17
1913.45:527:16
2013.45:537:14
2113.35:547:13
2213.35:547:11
2313.25:557:10
2413.25:567:08
2513.25:577:07
2613.15:587:05
2713.15:597:04
2813.06:007:02
2913.06:017:01
3013.06:026:59
3112.96:036:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Khūy?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khūy in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khūy 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 Khūy peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khūy 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 Khūy is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Jan 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khūy?

Khūy sits at 38.6°N, 45.0°E, 1,143 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn, 38 km away.

Topography around Khūy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khūy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,895 m.

The land around Khūy is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
2,895 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 38 km · Salmās 42 km · Hādīshahr 70 km · Marand 73 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 75 km · Showţ 76 km · Nehram 77 km · Shabestar 77 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 Khūy (38.5503°, 44.9521°, elevation 1,143 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).