Ṣafādasht weather in August

In August, Ṣafādasht sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ṣafādasht's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṣafādasht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ṣafādasht reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ṣafādasht

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ṣafādasht weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°367.13.99.90.7
Feb / -1°397.92.810.61.8
Mar14° / 499.41.211.74.4
Apr20° / 448.40.312.96.7
May27° / 14°174013.97.5
Jun33° / 19°30.8014.44.5
Jul36° / 22°20.3014.22.6
Aug35° / 21°20.3013.33.3
Sep31° / 16°20.4012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°163.3011.18.4
Nov14° / 386.60.610.14.7
Dec / -0°387.32.39.61.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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

Any precipitation

Ṣafādasht gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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2991
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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 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 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:187:07
213.85:197:06
313.85:197:06
413.75:207:05
513.75:217:04
613.75:227:03
713.65:237:02
813.65:237:01
913.65:247:00
1013.65:256:58
1113.55:266:57
1213.55:276:56
1313.55:276:55
1413.45:286:54
1513.45:296:53
1613.45:306:52
1713.35:316:50
1813.35:316:49
1913.35:326:48
2013.25:336:47
2113.25:346:45
2213.25:356:44
2313.15:356:43
2413.15:366:41
2513.05:376:40
2613.05:386:39
2713.05:396:37
2812.95:396:36
2912.95:406:34
3012.95:416:33
3112.85:426:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ṣafādasht?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ṣafādasht. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ṣafādasht in August

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

In August, Ṣafādasht sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ṣafādasht in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ṣafādasht peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ṣafādasht 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 Ṣafādasht is worst in December — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 51 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 23169 µg/m³Jul 1852 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct102Unhealthy
Nov135Unhealthy
Dec170Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ṣafādasht?

Ṣafādasht sits at 35.7°N, 50.8°E, 1,157 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māhdāsht, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ṣafādasht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ṣafādasht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,929 m.

The land around Ṣafādasht is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
722 m
80 km
3,929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Māhdāsht 5.0 km · Moḩammad Shahr 10 km · Meshkīn Dasht 11 km · Malārd 12 km · Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī 13 km · Fardīs 15 km · Shahre Jadide Andisheh 16 km · Kamālshahr 19 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 Ṣafādasht (35.6924°, 50.8483°, elevation 1,157 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).