Kohtla-Järve weather in August

In August, Kohtla-Järve sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°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 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kohtla-Järve's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kohtla-Järve's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:36 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kohtla-Järve is town in Estonia.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
900/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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kohtla-Järve reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°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 about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kohtla-Järve

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.

Kohtla-Järve weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°3910.510.26.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°328.88.68.70.0
Mar / -4°338.7611.30.0
Apr / 369.32.414.11.2
May14° / 488.90.116.64.0
Jun18° / 10°7511.7018.15.4
Jul21° / 14°6411.2017.56.3
Aug20° / 13°7513.1015.35.8
Sep15° / 10°5712.5012.64.2
Oct / 6513.11.49.81.4
Nov / 5312.15.87.30.0
Dec / -3°4511.88.95.90.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
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54852
64852
74654
84654
94654
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114456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kohtla-Järve gets around 75 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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941
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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 (%)
13845144
23944134
34044133
44144123
54244122
64343112
74443112
84543111
94642101
104742101
114842101
12484191
13494191
14504181
15514081
16524071
17524071
18534061
19534061
20553951
21553951
22573841
23583840
24593740
25613630
26623530
27643330
28653230
29673120
30692920
31702820

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:02 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:028:32
216.44:048:30
316.44:068:28
416.34:088:25
516.24:118:23
616.14:138:20
716.04:158:18
816.04:188:15
915.94:208:12
1015.84:228:10
1115.74:258:07
1215.64:278:05
1315.54:298:02
1415.54:327:59
1515.44:347:56
1615.34:367:54
1715.24:397:51
1815.14:417:48
1915.04:437:45
2014.94:467:42
2114.94:487:39
2214.84:517:37
2314.74:537:34
2414.64:557:31
2514.54:587:28
2614.45:007:25
2714.35:027:22
2814.25:057:19
2914.15:077:16
3014.15:107:13
3114.05:127:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kohtla-Järve?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kohtla-Järve for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kohtla-Järve in August

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

In August, Kohtla-Järve sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kohtla-Järve in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kohtla-Järve 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 Kohtla-Järve peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kohtla-Järve?

Kohtla-Järve sits at 59.4°N, 27.3°E, 66 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Narva, 52 km away.

NarvaRakvereSlantsyTartu

Topography around Kohtla-Järve

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kohtla-Järve has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m.

The land around Kohtla-Järve is covered by trees (34%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Narva 52 km · Rakvere 52 km · Slantsy 56 km · Kingisepp 76 km · Sosnovyy Bor 116 km · Tartu 117 km · Kotka 120 km · Karhula 126 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 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 Kohtla-Järve (59.3986°, 27.2731°, elevation 66 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).