Narva weather in August

In August, Narva sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.9 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 22°C in the first days to 19°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 Narva's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:33 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Narva is city in Estonia.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
792/km²
people per km²
Founded
1345

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Narva reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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)
12214
22214
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42214
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92213
102113
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How August really feels in Narva

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.

Narva 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° / -7°4511.611.36.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°379.59.28.70.0
Mar / -4°379.16.311.30.0
Apr / 389.72.314.11.8
May15° / 509016.64.8
Jun19° / 10°7912.2018.15.8
Jul22° / 14°7311.8017.56.4
Aug21° / 12°8312.9015.35.9
Sep15° / 5911.7012.64.4
Oct / 6212.91.69.81.4
Nov / -1°5311.85.27.30.0
Dec-1° / -4°5112.8105.90.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54654
64555
74555
84456
94357
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
174159
184060
194060
203961
213961
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273664
283466
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Narva gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
539
639
740
840
941
1041
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1643
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2343
2443
2542
2642
2741
2841
2940
3039
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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13840193
23940193
34040182
44139172
54339162
64439161
74539151
84639141
94639131
104739121
114839121
124940111
134940101
14504091
15504091
16514081
17524071
18534061
19534061
20553951
21553951
22563851
23583741
24583741
25603640
26623530
27643330
28653230
29663130
30692920
31712720

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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1712calm
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2112calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
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3012light breeze
3112light 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 3:58 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:588:28
216.44:008:26
316.44:038:24
416.34:058:21
516.24:078:19
616.14:098:16
716.04:128:14
816.04:148:11
915.94:168:09
1015.84:198:06
1115.74:218:03
1215.64:238:01
1315.54:267:58
1415.54:287:55
1515.44:307:53
1615.34:337:50
1715.24:357:47
1815.14:387:44
1915.04:407:41
2014.94:427:39
2114.94:457:36
2214.84:477:33
2314.74:497:30
2414.64:527:27
2514.54:547:24
2614.44:567:21
2714.34:597:18
2814.25:017:15
2914.15:047:12
3014.15:067:09
3114.05:087:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
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 Narva?

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
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Narva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narva in August

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

In August, Narva sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Narva 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 33 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 Narva 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 Narva peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Narva?

Narva sits at 59.4°N, 28.2°E, 30 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kingisepp, 24 km away.

SlantsyKohtla-JärveRakvere

Topography around Narva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 23 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 198 m.

The land around Narva is covered by trees (35%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kingisepp 24 km · Slantsy 29 km · Kohtla-Järve 52 km · Sosnovyy Bor 77 km · Rakvere 104 km · Lomonosov 107 km · Petrodvorets 107 km · Peterhof 111 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 Narva (59.3772°, 28.1903°, elevation 30 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).