Zahedan weather in August

In August, Zahedan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 96% 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 Zahedan's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zahedan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 4:59 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 6%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 7.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Zahedan is city in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Zahedan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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 about 2°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	34	21
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	19

How August really feels in Zahedan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zahedan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	24	4.1	0.6	10.3	4.7
Feb	16° / 4°	21	3.9	0.3	10.9	6.0
Mar	20° / 9°	19	4.3	0.1	11.8	7.7
Apr	26° / 14°	8	2.4	0	12.7	8.0
May	31° / 19°	3	0.8	0	13.5	5.7
Jun	35° / 22°	1	0.2	0	13.9	3.7
Jul	36° / 23°	0	0.1	0	13.7	3.1
Aug	34° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.1	4.1
Sep	31° / 17°	0	0	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	26° / 13°	2	0.7	0	11.3	9.0
Nov	20° / 7°	5	1.2	0	10.5	8.3
Dec	16° / 3°	13	1.9	0.2	10.1	6.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Cloudier (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zahedan gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	10	calm

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 4:50 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	4:50	6:16
2	13.4	4:50	6:15
3	13.4	4:51	6:14
4	13.4	4:51	6:13
5	13.3	4:52	6:13
6	13.3	4:53	6:12
7	13.3	4:53	6:11
8	13.3	4:54	6:10
9	13.2	4:54	6:09
10	13.2	4:55	6:08
11	13.2	4:56	6:07
12	13.2	4:56	6:07
13	13.1	4:57	6:06
14	13.1	4:57	6:05
15	13.1	4:58	6:04
16	13.1	4:59	6:03
17	13.0	4:59	6:02
18	13.0	5:00	6:01
19	13.0	5:00	6:00
20	13.0	5:01	5:59
21	12.9	5:01	5:58
22	12.9	5:02	5:56
23	12.9	5:03	5:55
24	12.9	5:03	5:54
25	12.8	5:04	5:53
26	12.8	5:04	5:52
27	12.8	5:05	5:51
28	12.7	5:05	5:50
29	12.7	5:06	5:49
30	12.7	5:06	5:47
31	12.7	5:07	5:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.7	Intense
2	7.7	Intense
3	7.7	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.6	Intense
7	7.6	Intense
8	7.6	Intense
9	7.6	Intense
10	7.6	Intense
11	7.6	Intense
12	7.6	Intense
13	7.6	Intense
14	7.6	Intense
15	7.5	Intense
16	7.5	Intense
17	7.5	Intense
18	7.5	Intense
19	7.5	Intense
20	7.5	Intense
21	7.4	Intense
22	7.4	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zahedan

In seasonPeak

In August, Zahedan sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zahedan sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Zahedan?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zahedan in August

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

In August, Zahedan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Zahedan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zahedan peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	5	7	9	8	11	12	12	12	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Zahedan 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 Zahedan is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 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)	14	20	22	28	29	30	43	38	29	23	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zahedan?

Zahedan sits at 29.5°N, 60.9°E, 1,380 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khāsh, 146 km away.

Topography around Zahedan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zahedan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,093 m.

The land around Zahedan is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

artificial surfaces 81%

16 km

1,051 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

2,093 m

bare terrain 99%

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← July Zahedan year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Khāsh 146 km · Zābol 181 km · Zaranj 189 km · Nehbandān 241 km · Baravāt 243 km · Bam 247 km · Iranshahr 256 km · Sarāvān 277 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 Zahedan (29.4963°, 60.8629°, elevation 1,380 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	34	21
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	34	21
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	34	21
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0