Rūdsar weather in August

In August, Rūdsar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Rūdsar's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rūdsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Rūdsar is city in Gilan 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rūdsar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Rūdsar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 123131.29.72.7
Feb11° / 11612.51.610.62.4
Mar13° / 10613.50.411.73.3
Apr16° / 12°7410.6012.95.0
May21° / 17°417.70146.9
Jun25° / 22°466.6014.57.8
Jul28° / 24°497.1014.37.1
Aug28° / 25°608.8013.46.6
Sep25° / 22°14512.8012.36.6
Oct22° / 18°18914.80116.0
Nov17° / 14°18614.50.2104.8
Dec13° / 10°136130.59.53.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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68119
78119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rūdsar gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2129
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3036
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:17 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:177:13
213.95:187:12
313.95:197:11
413.85:207:10
513.85:207:09
613.85:217:08
713.75:227:07
813.75:237:06
913.75:247:04
1013.65:257:03
1113.65:267:02
1213.65:267:01
1313.55:277:00
1413.55:286:59
1513.55:296:57
1613.45:306:56
1713.45:316:55
1813.45:326:53
1913.35:326:52
2013.35:336:51
2113.35:346:49
2213.25:356:48
2313.25:366:47
2413.15:376:45
2513.15:386:44
2613.15:386:42
2713.05:396:41
2813.05:406:40
2913.05:416:38
3012.95:426:37
3112.95:436:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rūdsar

In seasonPeak

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

Rūdsar's rainy season runs September–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rūdsar sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Rūdsar?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rūdsar in August

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

In August, Rūdsar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rūdsar in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Nov 5 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May19Cool
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Rūdsar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rūdsar peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Rūdsar 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 Rūdsar is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2129 µg/m³Jul 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rūdsar?

Rūdsar sits at 37.1°N, 50.3°E, -23 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Amlash, 10 km away.

Topography around Rūdsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rūdsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of -22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,165 m.

The land around Rūdsar is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (37%), trees (26%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
974 m
80 km
4,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Amlash 10 km · Langarūd 14 km · Lāhījān 26 km · Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh 34 km · Sīāhkal 37 km · Rāmsar 40 km · Katālem va Sādāt Shahr 45 km · Khomām 63 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 Rūdsar (37.137°, 50.2917°, elevation -23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).