Qīr weather in August

In August, Qīr sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qīr's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:31 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
13%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Qīr is city in Fars 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 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical August day in Qīr reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°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 Qīr

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
18 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.

Qīr weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 896.810.45.5
Feb18° / 665.7116.6
Mar22° / 645.811.87.7
Apr28° / 14°162.812.77.4
May34° / 19°20.513.43.7
Jun39° / 23°00.113.80.9
Jul40° / 26°10.413.60.1
Aug39° / 25°31.1130.7
Sep36° / 21°20.712.22.9
Oct31° / 15°10.311.36.5
Nov23° / 10°212.510.68.5
Dec18° / 634.410.27.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qīr gets around 3 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
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53
63
73
84
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
183872
282972
382972
482972
5811072
6811072
7811072
8811072
9801172
10811171
11801181
12781282
13781282
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24791272
25801172
26811162
27811162
28811162
29831052
30841051
31851041

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 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 5:23 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:236:45
213.45:236:44
313.35:246:44
413.35:246:43
513.35:256:42
613.35:266:41
713.25:266:41
813.25:276:40
913.25:276:39
1013.25:286:38
1113.15:286:37
1213.15:296:36
1313.15:306:36
1413.15:306:35
1513.15:316:34
1613.05:316:33
1713.05:326:32
1813.05:326:31
1912.95:336:30
2012.95:336:29
2112.95:346:28
2212.95:346:27
2312.85:356:26
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2512.85:366:23
2612.85:376:22
2712.75:376:21
2812.75:386:20
2912.75:386:19
3012.75:396:18
3112.65:396:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Qīr

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Qīr?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qīr.

What to pack for Qīr in August

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

In August, Qīr sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qīr 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 Qīr peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Qīr 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 Qīr is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateApr 2037 µg/m³Nov 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr37Poor
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qīr?

Qīr sits at 28.5°N, 53.0°E, 774 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābādeh, 41 km away.

Topography around Qīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qīr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,974 m.

The land around Qīr is covered by bare terrain (48%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
564 m
16 km
1,307 m
80 km
2,974 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ābādeh 41 km · Jahrom 51 km · Fīrūzābād 61 km · Khonj 77 km · Fasā 78 km · Kavār 87 km · Sarvestān 90 km · Makū 93 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 Qīr (28.4825°, 53.0346°, elevation 774 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).