Qā’en weather in August

In August, Qā’en sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°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 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 Qā’en's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qā’en's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Qā’en is city in South Khorasan 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Qā’en reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Qā’en

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Qā’en weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°316.22.5101.8
Feb11° / -0°377.31.910.72.9
Mar16° / 448.30.911.75.3
Apr22° / 10°285.60.112.87.5
May27° / 15°102.8013.77.7
Jun31° / 19°10.4014.25.9
Jul32° / 21°00.10145.3
Aug31° / 19°00013.36.4
Sep28° / 14°00.1012.28.6
Oct23° / 30.7011.29.1
Nov16° / 112.90.210.36.2
Dec11° / -0°184.219.83.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qā’en 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 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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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 4:49 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:496:30
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313.64:506:28
413.64:516:28
513.64:516:27
613.64:526:26
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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 7.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Qā’en

In seasonPeak

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

Qā’en sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Sep
Oct
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Is August a good time to visit Qā’en?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qā’en in August

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

In August, Qā’en sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qā’en 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 Qā’en peaks around July 15 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 15UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Qā’en 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 Qā’en is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1733 µg/m³Dec 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qā’en?

Qā’en sits at 33.7°N, 59.2°E, 1,447 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonābād, 84 km away.

KhvāfBoshrūyehTorbat-e ḨeydarīyehKāshmarTāybād

Topography around Qā’en

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qā’en has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 998 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,068 m.

The land around Qā’en is covered by bare terrain (43%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
998 m
80 km
2,068 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gonābād 84 km · Bīrjand 96 km · Ferdows 99 km · Khvāf 129 km · Boshrūyeh 163 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 172 km · Kāshmar 181 km · Tāybād 185 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 Qā’en (33.7265°, 59.1844°, elevation 1,447 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).