Climate averages 1991–2020
Herāt weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Herāt: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan), Iran (286 km away). In August its highs average 28.8°C, 4.5°C cooler than Herāt, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Herāt ranks 8th of 14 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 33.4°C; Herāt is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Herāt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 49 | 7.4 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.9°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 60 | 8.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 68 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 23.6°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 34 | 4.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 4.5 | 1.2 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.414 h |
| July | 34.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 33.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 2.5 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.2°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 17 | 3.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.2°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 28 | 5.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan), Iran in AugustIran · 286 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in AugustIran · 291 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Maymana in AugustAfghanistan · 293 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mashhad in AugustIran · 320 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Bīrjand in AugustIran · 321 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kāshmar in AugustIran · 355 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Mary in AugustTurkmenistan · 362 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bayramaly in AugustTurkmenistan · 364 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Herāt) is explained once on the Herāt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.