Zīr Āb weather in August

In August, Zīr Āb sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zīr Āb's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zīr Āb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
52%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Zīr Āb is city in Mazandaran 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zīr Āb reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Zīr Āb

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.

Zīr Āb weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°719.769.82.0
Feb10° / -0°79116.310.62.2
Mar13° / 10014.34.511.73.4
Apr17° / 9815.10.912.94.8
May21° / 13°10516013.95.6
Jun25° / 17°7511.8014.46.5
Jul27° / 19°7312.8014.26.2
Aug27° / 19°8312.3013.46.2
Sep24° / 16°15314012.26.2
Oct20° / 11°12412.6011.16.1
Nov15° / 10511.91.810.14.4
Dec11° / 699.349.62.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zīr Āb gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
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1037
1137
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1439
1539
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105195422
205195422
316195123
416195123
516195123
617205023
717205023
817214922
918214922
1018214822
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 54 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:087:00
213.85:096:59
313.85:106:58
413.85:116:57
513.75:126:56
613.75:126:55
713.75:136:54
813.65:146:53
913.65:156:52
1013.65:166:51
1113.65:176:50
1213.55:176:49
1313.55:186:47
1413.55:196:46
1513.45:206:45
1613.45:216:44
1713.45:216:43
1813.35:226:41
1913.35:236:40
2013.25:246:39
2113.25:256:37
2213.25:266:36
2313.15:266:35
2413.15:276:33
2513.15:286:32
2613.05:296:31
2713.05:306:29
2813.05:306:28
2912.95:316:26
3012.95:326:25
3112.85:336:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zīr Āb?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zīr Āb in August

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

In August, Zīr Āb sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zīr Āb 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 Zīr Āb peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 21UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Zīr Āb 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 Zīr Āb is worst in December — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1944 µg/m³Jul 1822 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr38Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zīr Āb?

Zīr Āb sits at 36.2°N, 53.0°E, 398 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qā’em Shahr, 33 km away.

Topography around Zīr Āb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zīr Āb has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m around an average of 648 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,045 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,024 m.

The land around Zīr Āb is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
760 m
16 km
2,045 m
80 km
5,024 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Qā’em Shahr 33 km · Sari 43 km · Bābol 49 km · Fīrūzkūh 50 km · Jūybār 52 km · Amīr Kolā 54 km · Nekā 60 km · Mahdishahr 62 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 Zīr Āb (36.1797°, 52.9735°, elevation 398 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).