Brest weather in August

In August, Brest sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brest's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brest's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Brest is city of Belarus, capital of Byerastsye Region.

Density
2,357/km²
people per km²
Founded
1017

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brest reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)
12615
22615
32615
42515
52515
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
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202413
212413
222313
232313
242312
252312
262312
272312
282212
292212
302212
312211

How August really feels in Brest

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.

Brest weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°359.16.280.0
Feb / -4°359.66.69.60.0
Mar / -1°41103.811.50.7
Apr14° / 4710113.63.8
May19° / 7312.4015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°7112.2016.46.3
Jul25° / 14°8413.10166.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.1014.46.8
Sep19° / 609.5012.45.8
Oct12° / 459.30.410.43.2
Nov / 39938.50.5
Dec / -3°419.65.67.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55446
65446
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145248
155248
165248
175149
185050
195050
205050
214951
224852
234852
244654
254654
264456
274456
284357
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brest gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1931
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2631
2731
2831
2932
3032
3132

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13533285
23532285
33632275
43731275
53831274
63931264
74030254
84230254
94330243
104430233
114530223
124630222
134730212
144929202
155029192
165229181
175329171
185428171
195528161
205628151
215828140
225928130
236028120
246227110
256327100
26642790
27662680
28672670
29682660
30692560
31702550

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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2712calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:519:11
215.35:539:10
315.25:549:08
415.25:569:06
515.15:579:04
615.15:599:03
715.06:019:01
814.96:028:59
914.96:048:57
1014.86:058:55
1114.86:078:53
1214.76:098:51
1314.66:108:49
1414.66:128:47
1514.56:148:45
1614.56:158:43
1714.46:178:41
1814.36:198:39
1914.36:208:37
2014.26:228:35
2114.16:248:33
2214.16:258:30
2314.06:278:28
2414.06:298:26
2513.96:308:24
2613.86:328:21
2713.86:348:19
2813.76:358:17
2913.66:378:14
3013.66:398:12
3113.56:408:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brest?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Brest for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brest in August

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

In August, Brest sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brest in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brest peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brest?

Brest sits at 52.1°N, 23.7°E, 144 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Biała Podlaska, 42 km away.

Biała PodlaskaKobrynMiędzyrzec PodlaskiSiemiatyczePruzhanyHajnówkaBielsk PodlaskiRadzyń Podlaski

Topography around Brest

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brest has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Brest is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Biała Podlaska 42 km · Kobryn 45 km · Międzyrzec Podlaski 65 km · Siemiatycze 68 km · Pruzhany 70 km · Hajnówka 71 km · Bielsk Podlaski 81 km · Radzyń Podlaski 84 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Brest (52.1089°, 23.7175°, elevation 144 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).