Kazbegi weather in August

In August, Kazbegi sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 219 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kazbegi's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kazbegi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kazbegi is town in Georgia.

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 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kazbegi reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21910
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51910
61910
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9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
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18199
19199
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21189
22189
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24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30178
31178

How August really feels in Kazbegi

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.

Kazbegi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°276.37.69.20.0
Feb-2° / -10°296.37.310.30.0
Mar / -7°82131311.60.0
Apr / -2°12717.31213.10.4
May11° / 17823.25.114.42.0
Jun16° / 27324.70.915.13.2
Jul19° / 28025.5014.84.0
Aug19° / 21923.7013.74.3
Sep15° / 11616.81.312.33.9
Oct10° / 7611.8510.82.0
Nov / -5°386.76.59.60.0
Dec-2° / -10°306.56.98.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145545
155446
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225446
235545
245545
255545
265644
275743
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kazbegi gets around 219 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
581
681
780
879
979
1078
1177
1277
1376
1476
1575
1675
1775
1875
1975
2074
2174
2274
2373
2473
2573
2672
2771
2870
2969
3068
3167

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6964
7964
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:578:18
214.35:588:17
314.35:598:16
414.26:008:15
514.26:018:13
614.26:028:12
714.16:038:11
814.16:048:09
914.06:058:08
1014.06:068:07
1114.06:078:05
1213.96:098:04
1313.96:108:03
1413.86:118:01
1513.86:128:00
1613.86:137:58
1713.76:147:57
1813.76:157:55
1913.66:167:53
2013.66:177:52
2113.56:187:50
2213.56:207:49
2313.46:217:47
2413.46:227:45
2513.36:237:44
2613.36:247:42
2713.36:257:40
2813.26:267:39
2913.26:277:37
3013.16:287:35
3113.16:307:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kazbegi

In seasonPeak

In August, Kazbegi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kazbegi's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kazbegi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kazbegi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kazbegi in August

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

In August, Kazbegi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kazbegi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kazbegi peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kazbegi?

Kazbegi sits at 42.7°N, 44.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Vladikavkaz, 43 km away.

VladikavkazAlagirBeslanSurkhakhiEkazhevoKantyshevoNazranArdon

Topography around Kazbegi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kazbegi has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,590 m around an average of 2,128 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,993 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,748 m.

The land around Kazbegi is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,590 m
16 km
3,993 m
80 km
4,748 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Vladikavkaz 43 km · Alagir 55 km · Beslan 60 km · Surkhakhi 63 km · Ekazhevo 63 km · Kantyshevo 64 km · Nazran 64 km · Ardon 65 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

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 Kazbegi (42.6569°, 44.6431°, elevation 0 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).