Climate averages 1991–2020
Shūsh weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Shūsh: daytime highs average 46.8°C and nights cool to about 30.1°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dezful (26 km away). In August its highs average 46.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Shūsh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Shūsh ranks 2nd 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; Shūsh is 11.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.2°C to 42.5°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
Shūsh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.8°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 93 | 8.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 24.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 78 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 52 | 4.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 38.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 9.4 | 1.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 44.7°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 46.9°C30.4°C | 30.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 46.8°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.5°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 35.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 17 | 1.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 74 | 5.4 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.7°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 100 | 7.5 | 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
- Dezful in AugustIran · 26 kmHigh 46.0°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Andīmeshk in AugustIran · 31 kmHigh 45.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Shūshtar in AugustIran · 59 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Masjed Soleymān in AugustIran · 104 kmHigh 45.0°C · Low 28.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ahvaz in AugustIran · 106 kmHigh 47.0°C · Low 30.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in AugustIraq · 111 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 31.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khorramabad in AugustIran · 144 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Qurnah in AugustIraq · 152 kmHigh 46.9°C · Low 32.0°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 Shūsh) is explained once on the Shūsh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.