Mingachevir weather in August

In August, Mingachevir sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mingachevir's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mingachevir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mingachevir is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
2,256/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mingachevir reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mingachevir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mingachevir weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 224.429.41.2
Feb / 286.12.410.41.9
Mar14° / 519.10.711.74.0
Apr19° / 10°6311.30.113.15.8
May24° / 15°6411014.26.7
Jun30° / 20°476.6014.95.7
Jul33° / 23°314.5014.64.1
Aug33° / 22°324.9013.64.4
Sep27° / 18°536.8012.37.0
Oct21° / 13°507.8010.97.0
Nov13° / 366.10.49.74.3
Dec / 2350.99.11.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
99010
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119010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mingachevir gets around 32 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
513
613
713
813
914
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1817
1917
2017
2118
2218
2318
2419
2519
2620
2720
2820
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3020
3120

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12035369
22035369
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41935378
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
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129calm
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318calm

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 5:52 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:528:04
214.25:538:03
314.15:548:02
414.15:558:00
514.15:567:59
614.05:577:58
714.05:587:57
813.95:597:56
913.96:007:54
1013.96:017:53
1113.86:027:52
1213.86:037:50
1313.86:047:49
1413.76:057:48
1513.76:067:46
1613.66:077:45
1713.66:087:44
1813.66:097:42
1913.56:107:41
2013.56:117:39
2113.46:127:38
2213.46:137:36
2313.36:147:35
2413.36:157:33
2513.36:167:31
2613.26:177:30
2713.26:187:28
2813.16:197:27
2913.16:207:25
3013.06:217:23
3113.06:227:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
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205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mingachevir?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mingachevir for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mingachevir in August

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

In August, Mingachevir sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mingachevir in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mingachevir peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Mingachevir 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 Mingachevir is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1022 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mingachevir?

Mingachevir sits at 40.8°N, 47.1°E, 26 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Yevlakh, 18 km away.

NaftalanAğdaşBardaTartarShekiUjarGöyçay

Topography around Mingachevir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mingachevir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,031 m.

The land around Mingachevir is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (25%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
4,031 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Yevlakh 18 km · Naftalan 35 km · Ağdaş 37 km · Barda 44 km · Tartar 48 km · Sheki 48 km · Ujar 57 km · Göyçay 59 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Mingachevir (40.7642°, 47.0623°, elevation 26 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).