Malāyer weather in August

In August, Malāyer sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Malāyer's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malāyer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:40 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
18%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Malāyer is city in Hamadan Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
1,216/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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Malāyer reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13419
23419
33419
43419
53419
63419
73419
83418
93418
103418
113418
123418
133418
143418
153418
163418
173418
183418
193418
203417
213417
223317
233317
243317
253317
263317
273317
283316
293216
303216
313216

How August really feels in Malāyer

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
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.

Malāyer weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°488.17.2100.0
Feb / -5°518.86.910.70.4
Mar11° / 7010.34.511.72.9
Apr17° / 5710.40.712.85.4
May23° / 10°266.6013.87.6
Jun30° / 15°20.8014.26.5
Jul34° / 19°10.2014.14.0
Aug34° / 18°10.2013.34.3
Sep29° / 13°10.2012.27.5
Oct22° / 183.9011.18.1
Nov13° / 4371.210.23.9
Dec / -3°4775.19.81.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000
311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malāyer gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
211
221
231
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:297:13
213.75:307:12
313.75:307:11
413.75:317:10
513.65:327:09
613.65:337:08
713.65:337:07
813.55:347:06
913.55:357:05
1013.55:367:04
1113.45:367:03
1213.45:377:02
1313.45:387:01
1413.45:397:00
1513.35:396:59
1613.35:406:58
1713.35:416:56
1813.25:426:55
1913.25:426:54
2013.25:436:53
2113.15:446:52
2213.15:456:50
2313.15:456:49
2413.05:466:48
2513.05:476:46
2613.05:476:45
2712.95:486:44
2812.95:496:42
2912.95:506:41
3012.85:506:40
3112.85:516:38

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 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

02468151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Malāyer?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malāyer in August

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

In August, Malāyer sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malāyer 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 Malāyer peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Malāyer 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 Malāyer is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Malāyer's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2030 µg/m³Aug 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malāyer?

Malāyer sits at 34.3°N, 48.8°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Nahāvand, 43 km away.

Topography around Malāyer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malāyer has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m around an average of 1,810 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,199 m.

The land around Malāyer is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
569 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
2,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nahāvand 43 km · Tūyserkān 44 km · Borūjerd 45 km · Hamadan 62 km · Mahājerān 63 km · Shāzand 68 km · Aleshtar 71 km · Bahār 76 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 Malāyer (34.3016°, 48.8217°, 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).