Climate averages 1991–2020

Shahr-e Ṣadrā weather
in August.

A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 33.2°C Daytime mean, August
Average low 18.3°C Night-time mean, August
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 13 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Shahr-e Ṣadrā · average highYear overview

August is a hot month in Shahr-e Ṣadrā: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 18.3°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 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 13 min on an average August day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Shiraz (21 km away). In August its highs average 36.1°C, 2.9°C warmer than Shahr-e Ṣadrā, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Shahr-e Ṣadrā ranks joint 86th 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; Shahr-e Ṣadrā is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.

From August to September, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

August in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. -50510152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Shahr-e Ṣadrā climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Shahr-e Ṣadrā, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 8.6°C-2.1°C-2.1°C827.110.510 h
February 10.9°C-0.8°C-0.8°C596.711.111 h
March 14.9°C2.0°C2.0°C606.812.012 h
April 20.2°C6.6°C6.6°C264.312.913 h
May 26.8°C11.4°C11.4°C4.51.113.614 h
June 32.3°C16.0°C16.0°C0.20.114.014 h
July 34.4°C18.9°C18.9°C0.20.113.914 h
August, selected 33.2°C18.3°C18.3°C0.50.213.213 h
September 29.5°C14.7°C14.7°C0.10.012.412 h
October 23.5°C9.9°C9.9°C2.50.711.511 h
November 16.1°C4.4°C4.4°C283.410.711 h
December 11.5°C0.3°C0.3°C584.910.310 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

Distance from Shahr-e Ṣadrā

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Shahr-e Ṣadrā) is explained once on the Shahr-e Ṣadrā year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.