Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafsanjān weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Rafsanjān: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 20.3°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 (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 15 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kerman (105 km away). In August its highs average 33.1°C, 1.9°C cooler than Rafsanjān, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Rafsanjān ranks joint 59th of 128 for the warmest August highs and joint 17th of 128 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 128 cities is 35.2°C; Rafsanjān is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 31.6°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
Rafsanjān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 14 | 3.4 | 10.410 h |
| February | 15.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 16 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| March | 19.9°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 13 | 3.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 7.9 | 1.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 31.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 35.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 36.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August, selected | 35.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| September | 31.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.511 h |
| November | 19.0°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 5.8 | 1.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.8°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.210 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
- Kerman in AugustIran · 105 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sirjan in AugustIran · 110 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Yazd in AugustIran · 227 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dārāb in AugustIran · 232 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Jīroft in AugustIran · 256 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Bam in AugustIran · 270 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Fasā in AugustIran · 279 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Marvdasht in AugustIran · 313 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 0.2 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 Rafsanjān) is explained once on the Rafsanjān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.