Vitebsk weather in August

In August, Vitebsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Vitebsk's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitebsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Vitebsk is city in Belarus.

Density
2,878/km²
people per km²
Founded
~974 CE

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vitebsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32314
42314
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132213
142213
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182212
192112
202112
212112
222112
232111
242111
252011
262011
272011
282011
292011
301911
311910

How August really feels in Vitebsk

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.

Vitebsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4411.3117.50.0
Feb-2° / -8°41109.99.20.0
Mar / -4°409.56.611.40.1
Apr11° / 449.31.913.82.8
May18° / 6612.10.115.95.4
Jun21° / 12°7412.20175.9
Jul23° / 14°8813.6016.66.2
Aug22° / 12°7611.6014.86.3
Sep16° / 649.7012.54.9
Oct / 6211.51.610.21.7
Nov / -2°5110.55.58.10.0
Dec-2° / -5°45111070.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84555
94555
104456
114456
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174357
184357
194159
204159
214060
223961
233862
243763
253664
263565
273466
283367
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vitebsk gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.6 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 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
433
533
634
734
834
935
1035
1136
1236
1337
1437
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2039
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13739213
23839203
33938202
44137202
54337192
64436191
74635181
84734181
94834171
104933171
115033161
125232151
135232151
145431141
155431141
165630131
175730121
185929111
195929111
206128101
21622891
22642781
23652771
24672661
25682561
26702451
27722350
28742240
29762130
30772030
31781930

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 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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3011calm
3112calm

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 5:12 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.85:128:58
215.75:148:56
315.65:168:54
415.65:188:52
515.55:198:50
615.55:218:48
715.45:238:46
815.35:258:44
915.35:278:42
1015.25:298:40
1115.15:318:38
1215.15:338:36
1315.05:348:33
1414.95:368:31
1514.85:388:29
1614.85:408:26
1714.75:428:24
1814.65:448:22
1914.65:468:19
2014.55:488:17
2114.45:508:14
2214.35:528:12
2314.35:548:10
2414.25:568:07
2514.15:588:05
2614.05:598:02
2714.06:018:00
2813.96:037:57
2913.86:057:54
3013.76:077:52
3113.76:097:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vitebsk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vitebsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vitebsk in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Vitebsk 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 Vitebsk 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 19 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 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitebsk?

Vitebsk sits at 55.2°N, 30.2°E, 150 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Orsha, 76 km away.

OrshaNevel’PolotskLyepyel’NovopolotskHorkiSmolenskVelikiye Luki

Topography around Vitebsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitebsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Vitebsk is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Orsha 76 km · Nevel’ 94 km · Polotsk 96 km · Lyepyel’ 102 km · Novopolotsk 109 km · Horki 112 km · Smolensk 126 km · Velikiye Luki 130 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 Vitebsk (55.1904°, 30.2049°, elevation 150 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).