Climate averages 1991–2020
Masjed Soleymān weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Masjed Soleymān: daytime highs average 45.0°C and nights cool to about 28.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shūshtar (45 km away). In August its highs average 46.6°C, 1.6°C warmer than Masjed Soleymān, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Masjed Soleymān ranks 9th of 128 for the warmest August highs and joint 41st of 128 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 128 cities is 35.2°C; Masjed Soleymān is 9.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 41.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 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
Masjed Soleymān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.1°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 120 | 10.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.2°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 87 | 8.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 22.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 105 | 7.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 60 | 5.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 37.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 6.7 | 1.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 43.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 45.1°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 45.0°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13.313 h |
| September | 41.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 14 | 2.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 93 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 128 | 8.7 | 10.110 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
- Shūshtar in AugustIran · 45 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Īz̄eh in AugustIran · 55 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Rāmhormoz in AugustIran · 78 kmHigh 44.7°C · Low 29.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ahvaz in AugustIran · 90 kmHigh 47.0°C · Low 30.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Dezful in AugustIran · 98 kmHigh 46.0°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Shūsh in AugustIran · 104 kmHigh 46.8°C · Low 30.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Andīmeshk in AugustIran · 107 kmHigh 45.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Shahr-e Kord in AugustIran · 153 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 0.4 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 Masjed Soleymān) is explained once on the Masjed Soleymān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.