Climate averages 1991–2020
Marīvān weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Marīvān: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
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 30 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bāneh (60 km away). In August its highs average 34.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Marīvān, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Marīvān ranks joint 52nd of 128 for the warmest August highs and joint 31st of 128 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 128 cities is 35.2°C; Marīvān is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 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
Marīvān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 112 | 11.9 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.2°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 124 | 12.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.5°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 114 | 12.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.4°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 82 | 11.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.5°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 30 | 6.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July | 35.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 35.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| September | 30.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.2°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.9°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 68 | 7.8 | 10.310 h |
| December | 8.0°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 89 | 10.0 | 9.810 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
- Bāneh in AugustIran · 60 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in AugustIraq · 68 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sanandaj in AugustIran · 77 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Saqqez in AugustIran · 82 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Būkān in AugustIran · 112 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Qeładizê in AugustIraq · 120 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kelar in AugustIraq · 126 kmHigh 43.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rānyah in AugustIraq · 143 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.3 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 Marīvān) is explained once on the Marīvān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.