Climate averages 1991–2020
Shiraz weather
in August.
A very 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.
August is a very hot month in Shiraz: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 23.4°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 Shahr-e Ṣadrā (21 km away). In August its highs average 33.2°C, 2.9°C cooler than Shiraz, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Shiraz ranks joint 40th of 128 for the warmest August highs and joint 56th of 128 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 128 cities is 35.2°C; Shiraz is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 32.4°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
Shiraz climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 98 | 7.5 | 10.510 h |
| February | 13.2°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 71 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 17.4°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 75 | 7.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.1°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 36 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 7.6 | 2.2 | 13.614 h |
| June | 35.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.014 h |
| July | 37.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| August, selected | 36.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 32.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 3.3 | 1.0 | 11.511 h |
| November | 18.8°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 34 | 4.1 | 10.711 h |
| December | 13.7°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 69 | 5.2 | 10.310 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
- Shahr-e Ṣadrā in AugustIran · 21 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Marvdasht in AugustIran · 39 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kāzerūn in AugustIran · 85 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Fasā in AugustIran · 132 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Borāzjān in AugustIran · 133 kmHigh 43.1°C · Low 29.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Yasuj in AugustIran · 149 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Jahrom in AugustIran · 159 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Bushehr in AugustIran · 179 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 30.8°C · 0 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 Shiraz) is explained once on the Shiraz year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.