Tsaghkadzor weather in August

In August, Tsaghkadzor sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 114 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tsaghkadzor's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsaghkadzor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tsaghkadzor is spa town and urban municipal community in Armenia.

Density
282/km²
people per km²
Founded
~250 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tsaghkadzor reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
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82111
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How August really feels in Tsaghkadzor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tsaghkadzor weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -11°417.28.39.40.0
Feb-3° / -9°517.99.210.40.0
Mar / -5°10614.41411.70.0
Apr / -1°1491910.5130.8
May13° / 17223.12.914.22.7
Jun18° / 17121.4014.84.3
Jul20° / 11°15323.1014.64.6
Aug21° / 11°11421013.65.1
Sep17° / 7913.30.212.35.3
Oct12° / 76122.910.93.0
Nov / -3°518.36.69.70.2
Dec-2° / -9°457.28.19.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76436
86337
96337
106337
116436
126337
136337
146337
156436
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tsaghkadzor gets around 114 mm of rain over 21 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
473
572
672
771
871
970
1070
1169
1269
1369
1469
1568
1668
1767
1867
1966
2066
2166
2265
2365
2464
2564
2663
2761
2860
2959
3057
3156

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162371
262371
362371
462371
562371
664360
765350
866340
967330
1068320
1169310
1270300
1372280
1473270
1575250
1676240
1778220
1879210
1981190
2082180
2184160
2285150
2386140
2487130
2588120
2689110
2790100
289190
299280
309280
319370

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:028:13
214.16:038:12
314.16:048:10
414.16:058:09
514.06:068:08
614.06:078:07
714.06:088:06
813.96:098:05
913.96:108:03
1013.96:118:02
1113.86:118:01
1213.86:127:59
1313.76:137:58
1413.76:147:57
1513.76:157:55
1613.66:167:54
1713.66:177:52
1813.56:187:51
1913.56:197:50
2013.56:207:48
2113.46:227:47
2213.46:237:45
2313.36:247:44
2413.36:257:42
2513.26:267:40
2613.26:277:39
2713.26:287:37
2813.16:297:36
2913.16:307:34
3013.06:317:32
3113.06:327:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tsaghkadzor

In seasonPeak

In August, Tsaghkadzor sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tsaghkadzor's rainy season runs March–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tsaghkadzor?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tsaghkadzor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tsaghkadzor in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Tsaghkadzor sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsaghkadzor in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsaghkadzor peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tsaghkadzor in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tsaghkadzor is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1121 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsaghkadzor?

Tsaghkadzor sits at 40.5°N, 44.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Hrazdan, 3.0 km away.

CharentsavanSevanDilijanAbovyanVanadzorAvanKanaker-Zeytun

Topography around Tsaghkadzor

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tsaghkadzor.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsaghkadzor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m around an average of 1,896 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,440 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,664 m.

The land around Tsaghkadzor is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
566 m
16 km
1,440 m
80 km
3,664 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hrazdan 3.0 km · Charentsavan 16 km · Sevan 20 km · Dilijan 26 km · Abovyan 30 km · Vanadzor 36 km · Avan 37 km · Kanaker-Zeytun 38 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tsaghkadzor (40.5325°, 44.7232°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).