Marīvān weather in August

In August, Marīvān sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Marīvān's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marīvān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:49 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
9%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Marīvān is city in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

Founded
1950

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Marīvān reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Marīvān

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.

Marīvān 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°11211.910.49.90.0
Feb / -4°12412.29.210.70.4
Mar11° / 11412.55.211.72.7
Apr17° / 8211.40.512.95.3
May23° / 10°306013.87.8
Jun30° / 15°20.4014.46.7
Jul35° / 18°00.2014.23.6
Aug35° / 17°00.2013.33.6
Sep30° / 13°10.5012.26.9
Oct23° / 263.5011.18.3
Nov14° / 697.81.110.14.3
Dec / -3°899.86.39.61.1

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

Marīvān gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% 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 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:377:26
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1713.35:507:09
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2013.25:527:05
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Marīvān

In seasonPeak

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

Marīvān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Marīvān?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marīvān in August

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

In August, Marīvān sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Marīvān 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 Marīvān peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marīvān 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 Marīvān is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1136 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marīvān?

Marīvān sits at 35.5°N, 46.2°E, 1,310 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baynjiwayn, 24 km away.

Topography around Marīvān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marīvān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,020 m.

The land around Marīvān is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
1,024 m
80 km
3,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Baynjiwayn 24 km · Halabja 42 km · Pāveh 55 km · Bāneh 60 km · Sulaymaniyah 68 km · Sanandaj 77 km · Saqqez 82 km · Javānrūd 84 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 Marīvān (35.5183°, 46.183°, elevation 1,310 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).