Novopolotsk weather in August

In August, Novopolotsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Novopolotsk's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopolotsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Novopolotsk is city in Belarus.

Density
1,974/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Novopolotsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52314
62314
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132313
142213
152213
162213
172212
182212
192212
202212
212112
222112
232112
242112
252111
262011
272011
282011
292011
302011
312011

How August really feels in Novopolotsk

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.

Novopolotsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4210.99.87.40.0
Feb-2° / -7°389.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°399.65.611.40.1
Apr11° / 479.91.813.82.8
May18° / 6411.70.215.95.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.7017.15.9
Jul23° / 14°8912.7016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7311.1014.86.4
Sep16° / 619.9012.55.0
Oct / 6011.81.310.11.8
Nov / -1°4810.34.280.0
Dec-1° / -5°4210.28.66.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104456
114456
124456
134357
144357
154258
164258
174159
184159
194060
204060
213961
223961
233862
243862
253664
263763
273763
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Novopolotsk gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
734
834
935
1035
1136
1236
1337
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3137

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13737224
23837223
33936223
44036212
54236202
64335202
74535192
84634181
94833181
104933171
115132161
125132161
135331151
145430151
155530141
165729131
175729131
185928121
196028111
206128101
21622891
22642781
23652771
24662761
25672661
26682651
27702541
28712441
29732430
30742330
31762220

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

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

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.85:179:06
215.85:199:04
315.75:219:02
415.65:239:00
515.65:248:58
615.55:268:56
715.45:288:54
815.45:308:52
915.35:328:50
1015.25:348:48
1115.25:368:45
1215.15:388:43
1315.05:408:41
1415.05:428:39
1514.95:448:36
1614.85:458:34
1714.75:478:32
1814.75:498:29
1914.65:518:27
2014.55:538:24
2114.45:558:22
2214.45:578:19
2314.35:598:17
2414.26:018:14
2514.16:038:12
2614.16:058:09
2714.06:078:07
2813.96:098:04
2913.86:118:02
3013.86:137:59
3113.76:157:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Novopolotsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Novopolotsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novopolotsk in August

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

In August, Novopolotsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Novopolotsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novopolotsk peaks around July 13 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 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novopolotsk?

Novopolotsk sits at 55.5°N, 28.6°E, 135 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Polotsk, 13 km away.

HlybokayeLyepyel’Nevel’VitebskPastavyDaugavpils

Topography around Novopolotsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopolotsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Novopolotsk is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Polotsk 13 km · Hlybokaye 71 km · Lyepyel’ 72 km · Nevel’ 100 km · Vitebsk 109 km · Pastavy 120 km · Rēzekne 134 km · Daugavpils 135 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 Novopolotsk (55.5262°, 28.5931°, elevation 135 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).