Qīdar weather in August

In August, Qīdar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qīdar's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qīdar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:38 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Qīdar is city in Zanjan 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Qīdar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	16
2	34	16
3	34	16
4	34	16
5	34	16
6	34	16
7	34	16
8	34	16
9	34	16
10	34	16
11	34	16
12	34	15
13	34	15
14	34	15
15	34	15
16	33	15
17	33	15
18	33	15
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	15
22	33	15
23	33	15
24	33	14
25	33	14
26	32	14
27	32	14
28	32	14
29	32	14
30	32	14
31	32	14

How August really feels in Qīdar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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.

Qīdar 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -6°	43	8.9	7.7	9.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	50	9.4	7.1	10.6	0.4
Mar	11° / 0°	58	10.4	4.8	11.7	3.0
Apr	17° / 5°	57	11.2	0.8	12.9	5.5
May	23° / 9°	32	8.3	0	13.9	7.3
Jun	30° / 14°	5	1.5	0	14.4	6.4
Jul	34° / 16°	3	0.8	0	14.2	4.3
Aug	33° / 15°	2	0.5	0	13.4	4.6
Sep	29° / 11°	2	0.8	0	12.2	7.7
Oct	21° / 6°	26	4.5	0.1	11.1	7.8
Nov	12° / 1°	45	7.8	2	10.1	3.4
Dec	6° / -3°	41	7.6	5.9	9.6	0.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% 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	100	100
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	0	0

	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	100	0
31	100	0

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qīdar gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% 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 (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	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	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:41 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	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:26	7:17
2	13.8	5:27	7:16
3	13.8	5:28	7:15
4	13.8	5:28	7:14
5	13.7	5:29	7:14
6	13.7	5:30	7:12
7	13.7	5:31	7:11
8	13.6	5:32	7:10
9	13.6	5:33	7:09
10	13.6	5:33	7:08
11	13.5	5:34	7:07
12	13.5	5:35	7:06
13	13.5	5:36	7:05
14	13.5	5:37	7:04
15	13.4	5:37	7:02
16	13.4	5:38	7:01
17	13.3	5:39	7:00
18	13.3	5:40	6:59
19	13.3	5:41	6:57
20	13.2	5:42	6:56
21	13.2	5:42	6:55
22	13.2	5:43	6:54
23	13.1	5:44	6:52
24	13.1	5:45	6:51
25	13.1	5:46	6:49
26	13.0	5:46	6:48
27	13.0	5:47	6:47
28	13.0	5:48	6:45
29	12.9	5:49	6:44
30	12.9	5:50	6:42
31	12.8	5:50	6:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Qīdar?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qīdar in August

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

In August, Qīdar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qīdar 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 Qīdar peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	5	7	9	10	11	10	8	6	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Qīdar 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 Qīdar is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	23	30	33	32	24	23	21	23	23	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Qīdar?

Qīdar sits at 36.1°N, 48.6°E, 1,994 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khorramdarreh, 55 km away.

Topography around Qīdar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qīdar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m around an average of 1,999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,319 m.

The land around Qīdar is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

624 m

cropland 58%

16 km

1,083 m

cropland 81%

80 km

2,319 m

cropland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

August weather nearby: Khorramdarreh 55 km · Abhar 56 km · Zanjan 63 km · Bījār 93 km · Tākestān 99 km · Manjīl 101 km · Kabūdarāhang 101 km · Pādegān-e Manjīl 102 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 Qīdar (36.1147°, 48.5911°, elevation 1,994 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	34	16
2	34	16
3	34	16
4	34	16
5	34	16
6	34	16
7	34	16
8	34	16
9	34	16
10	34	16
11	34	16
12	34	15
13	34	15
14	34	15
15	34	15
16	33	15
17	33	15
18	33	15
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	15
22	33	15
23	33	15
24	33	14
25	33	14
26	32	14
27	32	14
28	32	14
29	32	14
30	32	14
31	32	14

	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	100	0
31	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
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	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	16
2	34	16
3	34	16
4	34	16
5	34	16
6	34	16
7	34	16
8	34	16
9	34	16
10	34	16
11	34	16
12	34	15
13	34	15
14	34	15
15	34	15
16	33	15
17	33	15
18	33	15
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	15
22	33	15
23	33	15
24	33	14
25	33	14
26	32	14
27	32	14
28	32	14
29	32	14
30	32	14
31	32	14

	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	100	0
31	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
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	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	16
2	34	16
3	34	16
4	34	16
5	34	16
6	34	16
7	34	16
8	34	16
9	34	16
10	34	16
11	34	16
12	34	15
13	34	15
14	34	15
15	34	15
16	33	15
17	33	15
18	33	15
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	15
22	33	15
23	33	15
24	33	14
25	33	14
26	32	14
27	32	14
28	32	14
29	32	14
30	32	14
31	32	14

	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	100	0
31	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
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	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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	100	0
31	100	0