Masjed Soleymān weather in August

In August, Masjed Soleymān sees average daytime highs of 44°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 45°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Masjed Soleymān's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masjed Soleymān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
44°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
4%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Masjed Soleymān is city in Khuzestan 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 45°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical August day in Masjed Soleymān reaches about 44°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°C and 46°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Masjed Soleymān

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.

Masjed Soleymān weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 12010.210.15.4
Feb18° / 87810.86.4
Mar23° / 12°1057.211.87.6
Apr29° / 16°605.512.86.4
May37° / 22°71.113.62.1
Jun43° / 26°00140.0
Jul45° / 28°00.113.90.0
Aug44° / 28°10.213.20.0
Sep41° / 24°10.412.20.3
Oct34° / 19°14211.24.0
Nov24° / 13°936.210.47.5
Dec18° / 1288.8106.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Masjed Soleymān gets around 1 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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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192431
292431
392431
493421
593421
693421
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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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 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 5:31 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:317:06
213.65:327:05
313.55:337:05
413.55:337:04
513.55:347:03
613.55:357:02
713.45:357:01
813.45:367:00
913.45:376:59
1013.35:376:58
1113.35:386:57
1213.35:396:56
1313.35:396:55
1413.25:406:54
1513.25:416:53
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1713.25:426:51
1813.15:436:50
1913.15:436:49
2013.15:446:48
2113.05:456:47
2213.05:456:45
2313.05:466:44
2412.95:476:43
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2612.95:486:41
2712.85:496:39
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2912.85:506:37
3012.85:516:36
3112.75:516:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Masjed Soleymān

In seasonPeak

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

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

Masjed Soleymān sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Masjed Soleymān?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masjed Soleymān.

What to pack for Masjed Soleymān in August

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

In August, Masjed Soleymān sees daytime highs around 44°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Masjed Soleymān in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masjed Soleymān peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Masjed Soleymān 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 Masjed Soleymān is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1638 µg/m³Dec 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masjed Soleymān?

Masjed Soleymān sits at 31.9°N, 49.3°E, 240 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shūshtar, 45 km away.

Topography around Masjed Soleymān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masjed Soleymān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,720 m.

The land around Masjed Soleymān is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
833 m
80 km
3,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Shūshtar 45 km · Lālī 48 km · Īz̄eh 55 km · Gotvand 58 km · Haftkel 58 km · Veys 64 km · Bāgh-e Malek 72 km · Sheybān 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 Masjed Soleymān (31.9364°, 49.3039°, elevation 240 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).