Malekān weather in August

In August, Malekān sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Malekān's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malekān's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:47 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover: 8%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Malekān is city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Malekān reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

How August really feels in Malekān

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Malekān weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / -3°	25	5.9	3.1	9.7	0.4
Feb	8° / -1°	30	6.5	2.6	10.6	1.6
Mar	14° / 3°	37	7.9	0.9	11.7	4.3
Apr	20° / 8°	37	7.2	0.1	12.9	6.8
May	26° / 13°	21	5.9	0	14	7.6
Jun	31° / 18°	4	1.2	0	14.5	5.7
Jul	35° / 21°	1	0.5	0	14.3	3.8
Aug	35° / 20°	1	0.4	0	13.4	3.8
Sep	30° / 15°	1	0.3	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	23° / 10°	11	2.5	0	11	8.4
Nov	14° / 3°	28	5.3	0.5	10	4.7
Dec	8° / -1°	27	6	1.7	9.5	1.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malekān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:34	7:29
2	13.9	5:35	7:28
3	13.9	5:36	7:28
4	13.8	5:36	7:27
5	13.8	5:37	7:25
6	13.8	5:38	7:24
7	13.7	5:39	7:23
8	13.7	5:40	7:22
9	13.7	5:41	7:21
10	13.6	5:41	7:20
11	13.6	5:42	7:19
12	13.6	5:43	7:18
13	13.5	5:44	7:16
14	13.5	5:45	7:15
15	13.5	5:46	7:14
16	13.4	5:47	7:13
17	13.4	5:47	7:11
18	13.4	5:48	7:10
19	13.3	5:49	7:09
20	13.3	5:50	7:08
21	13.3	5:51	7:06
22	13.2	5:52	7:05
23	13.2	5:53	7:03
24	13.1	5:53	7:02
25	13.1	5:54	7:01
26	13.1	5:55	6:59
27	13.0	5:56	6:58
28	13.0	5:57	6:56
29	13.0	5:58	6:55
30	12.9	5:59	6:53
31	12.9	5:59	6:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.6	Intense
2	7.6	Intense
3	7.5	Intense
4	7.5	Intense
5	7.5	Intense
6	7.5	Intense
7	7.5	Intense
8	7.5	Intense
9	7.4	Intense
10	7.4	Intense
11	7.4	Intense
12	7.4	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.2	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Malekān?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malekān. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malekān in August

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

In August, Malekān sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malekān 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 Malekān peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Malekān 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 Malekān is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	30	32	34	34	26	24	22	24	27	25	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Malekān?

Malekān sits at 37.1°N, 46.1°E, 1,299 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mīāndoāb, 20 km away.

Topography around Malekān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malekān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 1,299 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Malekān is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

grassland 43%

16 km

648 m

cropland 53%

80 km

2,426 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Malekān year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mīāndoāb 20 km · Bonāb 22 km · Marāgheh 30 km · Ajab Shīr 42 km · Mahābād 54 km · Shāhīn Dezh 66 km · Naqadeh 67 km · Āz̄arshahr 69 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

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 Malekān (37.1426°, 46.1035°, elevation 1,299 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1