Qūchān weather in August

In August, Qūchān sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qūchān's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qūchān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:57 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Qūchān is city in Razavi 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Qūchān reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Qūchān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Qūchān weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°315.55.29.70.0
Feb / -7°437.45.610.60.0
Mar / -2°7010.54.611.71.7
Apr16° / 6510.80.812.95.0
May21° / 5210.20.1146.8
Jun26° / 12°164014.58.3
Jul28° / 14°51.1014.38.1
Aug27° / 13°20.5013.48.8
Sep24° / 10°51.1012.39.2
Oct19° / 133.10.1117.4
Nov11° / -0°264.82103.1
Dec / -5°224.739.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qūchān gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August, the driest month. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:446:40
213.94:456:39
313.94:466:38
413.84:476:37
513.84:486:36
613.84:486:35
713.74:496:34
813.74:506:33
913.74:516:31
1013.64:526:30
1113.64:536:29
1213.64:546:28
1313.54:546:27
1413.54:556:26
1513.54:566:24
1613.44:576:23
1713.44:586:22
1813.44:596:21
1913.35:006:19
2013.35:006:18
2113.35:016:17
2213.25:026:15
2313.25:036:14
2413.15:046:12
2513.15:056:11
2613.15:066:10
2713.05:066:08
2813.05:076:07
2913.05:086:05
3012.95:096:04
3112.95:106:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Qūchān?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Qūchān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qūchān in August

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

In August, Qūchān sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qūchān 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 Qūchān peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qūchān 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 Qūchān is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1732 µg/m³Dec 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qūchān?

Qūchān sits at 37.1°N, 58.5°E, 1,313 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shīrvān, 61 km away.

Kaka

Topography around Qūchān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qūchān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,888 m.

The land around Qūchān is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
1,099 m
80 km
2,888 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Shīrvān 61 km · Dargaz 65 km · Chenārān 75 km · Golbahār 85 km · Änew 87 km · Esfarāyen 89 km · Ashgabat 95 km · Kaka 101 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 Qūchān (37.106°, 58.5095°, elevation 1,313 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).