Sanandaj weather in August

In August, Sanandaj sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 Sanandaj's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanandaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
13%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Sanandaj is city in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM10 99.6 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
115/km²
people per km²

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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sanandaj reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Sanandaj

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.

Sanandaj 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°649.89.29.90.0
Feb / -6°679.6810.70.1
Mar10° / -1°7611.25.211.72.4
Apr16° / 6210.70.712.95.2
May23° / 296.8013.87.5
Jun30° / 14°20.5014.36.7
Jul34° / 17°10.2014.13.8
Aug34° / 16°00.2013.33.9
Sep29° / 12°10.5012.27.3
Oct22° / 265011.17.9
Nov13° / 527.71.410.13.7
Dec / -4°578.35.99.70.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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

Any precipitation

Sanandaj gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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 5:34 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:347:22
213.85:357:21
313.75:367:20
413.75:367:19
513.75:377:18
613.75:387:17
713.65:397:16
813.65:407:15
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1013.55:417:13
1113.55:427:12
1213.55:437:11
1313.45:437:10
1413.45:447:09
1513.45:457:08
1613.35:467:06
1713.35:477:05
1813.35:477:04
1913.25:487:03
2013.25:497:01
2113.25:507:00
2213.15:516:59
2313.15:516:58
2413.15:526:56
2513.05:536:55
2613.05:546:54
2713.05:546:52
2812.95:556:51
2912.95:566:49
3012.95:576:48
3112.85:586:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sanandaj?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sanandaj in August

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

In August, Sanandaj sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sanandaj in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Sanandaj peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sanandaj 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 Sanandaj is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 935 µg/m³Dec 2323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May35Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanandaj?

Sanandaj sits at 35.3°N, 47.0°E, 1,494 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kāmyārān, 58 km away.

Topography around Sanandaj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanandaj has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m around an average of 1,555 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,335 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,736 m.

The land around Sanandaj is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
541 m
16 km
1,335 m
80 km
2,736 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kāmyārān 58 km · Pāveh 66 km · Dīvāndarreh 67 km · Javānrūd 73 km · Ravānsar 74 km · Qorveh 75 km · Marīvān 77 km · Sonqor 81 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 Sanandaj (35.315°, 46.9988°, elevation 1,494 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).