Kristiine weather in August

In August, Kristiine sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13 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 25% 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 Kristiine's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:47 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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 Kristiine reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
12115
22115
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42115
52115
62114
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How August really feels in Kristiine

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.

Kristiine 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-1° / -5°4310.796.60.0
Feb-2° / -6°359.27.48.70.0
Mar / -3°338.45.411.30.0
Apr / 368.62.114.11.2
May13° / 418.60.116.64.0
Jun17° / 11°7011.3018.15.4
Jul21° / 14°6811.9017.56.2
Aug20° / 14°7713015.35.9
Sep15° / 10°6011.7012.64.3
Oct / 6412.50.89.81.7
Nov / 51113.87.30.1
Dec / -2°4811.27.65.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35050
45050
55050
64951
74852
84852
94852
104753
114753
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204258
214258
224258
234159
244060
254060
263961
273961
283862
293862
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kristiine gets around 77 mm of rain over 13 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 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
539
639
739
840
940
1041
1141
1242
1342
1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
1944
2045
2145
2245
2344
2444
2544
2644
2743
2843
2943
3042
3142

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13542184
23642184
33742174
43841174
53941173
64041163
74141162
84141152
94241152
104342141
114342141
124342131
134442131
144542121
154542121
164642111
174742101
184742100
19484290
20494290
21504280
22524170
23524170
24544060
25553960
26573850
27593650
28613540
29623440
30653230
31663130

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
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 4:12 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:128:43
216.44:148:40
316.44:168:38
416.34:198:35
516.24:218:33
616.14:238:30
716.04:258:28
816.04:288:25
915.94:308:23
1015.84:328:20
1115.74:358:18
1215.64:378:15
1315.54:398:12
1415.54:428:09
1515.44:448:07
1615.34:478:04
1715.24:498:01
1815.14:517:58
1915.04:547:56
2014.94:567:53
2114.94:587:50
2214.85:017:47
2314.75:037:44
2414.65:067:41
2514.55:087:38
2614.45:107:35
2714.35:137:32
2814.25:157:29
2914.15:177:26
3014.15:207:23
3114.05:227:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kristiine?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kristiine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kristiine in August

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

In August, Kristiine sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kristiine in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Kristiine 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 Kristiine peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristiine?

Kristiine sits at 59.4°N, 24.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Mustamäe, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kristiine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Kristiine is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (35%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mustamäe 2.0 km · Tallinn 4.0 km · Kesklinn 4.0 km · Haabersti 4.0 km · Põhja-Tallinn 4.0 km · Nõmme 4.0 km · Lasnamäe 9.0 km · Pirita 9.0 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 Kristiine (59.415°, 24.7092°, elevation 13 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).