Climate averages 1991–2020
Zahedan weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Zahedan: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 22.0°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 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 12 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zābol (181 km away). In August its highs average 40.9°C, 5.8°C warmer than Zahedan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Zahedan ranks joint 54th 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; Zahedan is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.6°C to 31.5°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
Zahedan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 24 | 4.0 | 10.510 h |
| February | 16.5°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 21 | 3.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.3°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 19 | 4.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 8.3 | 2.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 32.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 13.614 h |
| June | 35.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| July | 36.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.814 h |
| August, selected | 35.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| September | 31.5°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 19.8°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 4.8 | 1.2 | 10.711 h |
| December | 15.3°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 13 | 1.9 | 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
- Zābol in AugustIran · 181 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 27.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Bam in AugustIran · 247 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Iranshahr in AugustIran · 256 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 26.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Jīroft in AugustIran · 317 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Kerman in AugustIran · 375 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Bīrjand in AugustIran · 406 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Turbat in AugustPakistan · 444 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Mīnāb in AugustIran · 454 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 29.3°C · 0.6 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 Zahedan) is explained once on the Zahedan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.