Abadan weather in August

In August, Abadan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 13.5 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 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Abadan's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Abadan is district of Ashgabat, former city.

Founded
1963

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 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Abadan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Abadan

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.

Abadan 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 / -1°306.249.71.0
Feb / 458.14.710.51.8
Mar14° / 6611.13.911.74.2
Apr21° / 11°6311.31136.4
May27° / 16°4710.10.1146.4
Jun33° / 21°184.9014.64.6
Jul35° / 24°71.8014.43.5
Aug34° / 22°51.3013.54.3
Sep29° / 17°82.2012.37.2
Oct22° / 11°143.90118.2
Nov14° / 275.41.59.94.7
Dec / 224.92.69.41.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
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6973
7973
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Abadan gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179156
280155
380155
481145
581145
682135
783134
884124
984124
1084124
1185114
1285114
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1487103
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2288102
2388102
248992
258992
268992
278992
288992
299082
309082
319181

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:148:13
214.06:148:12
313.96:158:11
413.96:168:10
513.96:178:09
613.86:188:08
713.86:198:07
813.86:208:06
913.76:218:05
1013.76:218:03
1113.76:228:02
1213.66:238:01
1313.66:248:00
1413.66:257:58
1513.56:267:57
1613.56:277:56
1713.46:287:55
1813.46:297:53
1913.46:297:52
2013.36:307:50
2113.36:317:49
2213.36:327:48
2313.26:337:46
2413.26:347:45
2513.16:357:43
2613.16:367:42
2713.16:377:40
2813.06:377:39
2913.06:387:37
3012.96:397:36
3112.96:407:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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47.2Intense
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67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Abadan

In seasonPeak

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

Abadan sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Abadan?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Abadan in August

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

In August, Abadan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abadan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abadan peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Abadan 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 Abadan is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1636 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abadan?

Abadan sits at 38.1°N, 58.2°E, 228 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Arkadag, 12 km away.

ShīrvānBäherdenBojnūrdDargaz

Topography around Abadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,377 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,894 m.

The land around Abadan is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (31%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
1,377 m
80 km
2,894 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Arkadag 12 km · Ashgabat 20 km · Gökdepe 24 km · Änew 34 km · Shīrvān 77 km · Bäherden 79 km · Bojnūrd 100 km · Dargaz 105 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Abadan (38.0541°, 58.1972°, elevation 228 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).