Pasargad weather in August

In August, Pasargad sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pasargad's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasargad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:28 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
19%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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 Pasargad reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Pasargad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°455.93.410.31.3
Feb10° / -1°375.51.810.92.7
Mar14° / 4560.411.84.9
Apr20° / 214.1012.77.3
May26° / 12°61.6013.58.2
Jun32° / 17°10.2013.95.7
Jul34° / 19°10.1013.74.4
Aug32° / 17°00013.15.2
Sep29° / 13°00012.27.7
Oct23° / 30.7011.39.0
Nov15° / 1830.210.55.8
Dec10° / -1°333.61.310.13.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
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9982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pasargad gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:196:48
213.55:206:47
313.45:206:46
413.45:216:45
513.45:226:44
613.45:226:44
713.35:236:43
813.35:236:42
913.35:246:41
1013.35:256:40
1113.25:256:39
1213.25:266:38
1313.25:276:37
1413.25:276:36
1513.15:286:35
1613.15:286:34
1713.15:296:33
1813.05:306:32
1913.05:306:31
2013.05:316:30
2113.05:316:29
2212.95:326:28
2312.95:336:27
2412.95:336:26
2512.85:346:25
2612.85:346:23
2712.85:356:22
2812.85:356:21
2912.75:366:20
3012.75:376:19
3112.75:376:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.38 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
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
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317.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pasargad?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pasargad in August

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

In August, Pasargad sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pasargad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pasargad peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 13Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Pasargad 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 Pasargad is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1635 µg/m³Aug 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr35Poor
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pasargad?

Pasargad sits at 30.2°N, 53.2°E, 1,851 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sa‘ādat Shahr, 14 km away.

Topography around Pasargad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasargad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 1,854 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,443 m.

The land around Pasargad is covered by cropland (54%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
751 m
80 km
2,443 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sa‘ādat Shahr 14 km · Arsanjān 34 km · Şafāshahr 46 km · Marvdasht 51 km · Surian 53 km · Zarqān 65 km · Shahr-e Ṣadrā 79 km · Eqlīd 90 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 Pasargad (30.2019°, 53.18°, elevation 1,851 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).