Zanjan weather in August

In August, Zanjan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Zanjan's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zanjan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Zanjan is city in Zanjan Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.5 µg/m³ · 2020

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zanjan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32914
42914
52914
62914
72914
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How August really feels in Zanjan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zanjan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°438.98.59.80.0
Feb / -6°539.98.110.60.2
Mar10° / -1°6812.76.811.72.2
Apr16° / 7613.31.512.94.5
May21° / 5812.50.113.96.4
Jun26° / 12°174.7014.58.0
Jul29° / 14°102.8014.37.4
Aug29° / 14°62.1013.47.2
Sep25° / 11°82.2012.28.6
Oct19° / 356.60.411.16.8
Nov10° / 558.83.6102.5
Dec / -4°407.86.59.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
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14973
15982
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30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zanjan gets around 6 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
105
115
125
136
146
156
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176
186
196
207
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227
237
248
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176231
276231
376231
476231
576231
676240
776240
876240
976240
1076240
1176240
1276240
1376240
1477230
1577230
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1879210
1980200
2081190
2182180
2283170
2384160
2485150
2586140
2687130
2787130
2888120
2989110
3090100
319190

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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319calm

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 5:25 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:257:19
213.95:267:18
313.85:277:17
413.85:287:16
513.85:297:15
613.75:297:14
713.75:307:13
813.75:317:12
913.65:327:11
1013.65:337:10
1113.65:347:08
1213.55:347:07
1313.55:357:06
1413.55:367:05
1513.45:377:04
1613.45:387:02
1713.45:397:01
1813.35:397:00
1913.35:406:59
2013.35:416:57
2113.25:426:56
2213.25:436:55
2313.25:446:53
2413.15:446:52
2513.15:456:50
2613.05:466:49
2713.05:476:48
2813.05:486:46
2912.95:496:45
3012.95:496:43
3112.95:506:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zanjan?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Zanjan for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zanjan in August

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

In August, Zanjan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zanjan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zanjan peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zanjan 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 Zanjan is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zanjan's WHO annual average of 17.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1724 µg/m³Jul 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zanjan?

Zanjan sits at 36.7°N, 48.5°E, 1,666 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qīdar, 63 km away.

Şowme‘eh Sarā

Topography around Zanjan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zanjan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 1,672 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,101 m.

The land around Zanjan is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
1,155 m
80 km
3,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Qīdar 63 km · Manjīl 81 km · Khorramdarreh 81 km · Pādegān-e Manjīl 82 km · Abhar 87 km · Fūman 95 km · Māsāl 95 km · Şowme‘eh Sarā 101 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 Zanjan (36.6764°, 48.4963°, elevation 1,666 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).