Sirjan weather in August

In August, Sirjan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sirjan's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sirjan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:19 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
13%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Sirjan is city in Kerman 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sirjan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Sirjan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Sirjan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°366210.33.1
Feb13° / 405.71.110.94.3
Mar17° / 366.40.111.86.2
Apr22° / 10°143.2012.78.1
May28° / 16°31013.57.6
Jun33° / 20°10.1013.94.8
Jul34° / 22°10.3013.73.7
Aug33° / 20°20.7013.14.7
Sep30° / 16°00012.27.0
Oct24° / 11°20.3011.39.3
Nov18° / 112.20.110.57.1
Dec13° / 263.50.610.14.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
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15991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sirjan gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
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103
113
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39721
49721
59721
69721
79721
89721
99712
109811
119811
129811
139811
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2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:106:36
213.45:116:35
313.45:126:35
413.45:126:34
513.35:136:33
613.35:136:32
713.35:146:32
813.35:156:31
913.25:156:30
1013.25:166:29
1113.25:166:28
1213.25:176:27
1313.15:186:26
1413.15:186:25
1513.15:196:24
1613.15:196:23
1713.05:206:22
1813.05:206:21
1913.05:216:20
2013.05:226:19
2112.95:226:18
2212.95:236:17
2312.95:236:16
2412.95:246:15
2512.85:246:14
2612.85:256:13
2712.85:266:12
2812.75:266:10
2912.75:276:09
3012.75:276:08
3112.75:286:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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147.4Intense
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167.4Intense
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257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sirjan?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sirjan in August

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

In August, Sirjan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sirjan 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 Sirjan peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sirjan 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 Sirjan is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2134 µg/m³Nov 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sirjan?

Sirjan sits at 29.5°N, 55.7°E, 1,744 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Najafshahr, 8.0 km away.

RafsanjānḨājjīābādNeyrīzDārāb

Topography around Sirjan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sirjan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Sirjan is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Najafshahr 8.0 km · Shahr-e Bābak 92 km · Bāft 93 km · Bardsīr 101 km · Rafsanjān 110 km · Ḩājjīābād 129 km · Neyrīz 134 km · Dārāb 135 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 Sirjan (29.4514°, 55.6809°, elevation 1,744 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).