Rafsanjān in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Rafsanjān sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Rafsanjān's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rafsanjān's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 37°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 1 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Rafsanjān in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.
A typical summer day in Rafsanjān reaches about 37°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Rafsanjān
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Rafsanjān weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° / 1° | 14 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 17° / 4° | 16 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 21° / 8° | 13 | 3.9 | 0 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 26° / 13° | 8 | 1.8 | 0 | 12.7 | 8.0 |
| May | 32° / 18° | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 13.5 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 37° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 38° / 23° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 13.8 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 36° / 21° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 13.1 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 33° / 17° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 27° / 11° | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 11.3 | 8.5 |
| Nov | 20° / 6° | 6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 8.3 |
| Dec | 16° / 2° | 12 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 6.5 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Rafsanjān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Rafsanjān?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rafsanjān.
What to pack for Rafsanjān in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Rafsanjān sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Rafsanjān in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rafsanjān peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 7 | High |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Rafsanjān in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Rafsanjān is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 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 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Moderate |
| Feb | 25 | Moderate |
| Mar | 27 | Moderate |
| Apr | 34 | Moderate |
| May | 32 | Moderate |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 19 | Moderate |
| Dec | 19 | Moderate |
Where is Rafsanjān?
Rafsanjān sits at 30.4°N, 56.0°E, 1,514 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 71 km away.
Topography around Rafsanjān
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rafsanjān.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafsanjān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,231 m.
The land around Rafsanjān is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 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 Rafsanjān (30.4067°, 55.9939°, elevation 1,514 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.