Ts’khinvali weather in August

In August, Ts’khinvali sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ts’khinvali's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ts’khinvali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ts’khinvali is city in South Ossetia, Georgia.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1398

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ts’khinvali reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°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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How August really feels in Ts’khinvali

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.

Ts’khinvali weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°5610.311.69.30.0
Feb / -6°509.59.710.30.0
Mar / -3°7312.49.411.60.4
Apr11° / 8013.32.913.12.7
May17° / 7613.20.314.44.9
Jun21° / 11°5810.60156.6
Jul24° / 14°418014.87.7
Aug24° / 14°367.1013.77.9
Sep20° / 417.6012.36.9
Oct14° / 639.30.810.84.4
Nov / -1°629.35.29.61.1
Dec / -5°599.58.790.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
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118713
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318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ts’khinvali gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
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1422
1522
1622
1722
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1923
2023
2123
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2324
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3125

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150464
251454
351454
452444
552444
653434
753434
855423
955423
1056413
1157403
1259392
1359392
1460382
1562362
1664351
1765341
1867321
1968311
2069301
2172280
2273270
2374260
2475250
2577230
2678220
2779210
2881190
2982180
3083170
3184160

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
169calm
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279calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:018:20
214.36:028:19
314.26:038:17
414.26:048:16
514.26:058:15
614.16:068:14
714.16:078:13
814.16:088:11
914.06:098:10
1014.06:108:09
1113.96:118:07
1213.96:128:06
1313.96:138:04
1413.86:148:03
1513.86:158:01
1613.76:168:00
1713.76:187:58
1813.66:197:57
1913.66:207:55
2013.66:217:54
2113.56:227:52
2213.56:237:51
2313.46:247:49
2413.46:257:47
2513.36:267:46
2613.36:277:44
2713.26:287:42
2813.26:297:41
2913.16:317:39
3013.16:327:37
3113.06:337:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ts’khinvali?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ts’khinvali for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ts’khinvali in August

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

In August, Ts’khinvali sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ts’khinvali 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 Ts’khinvali peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ts’khinvali?

Ts’khinvali sits at 42.2°N, 44.0°E, 874 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Gori, 29 km away.

KhashuriKazbegiZestaponiAlagirTbilisiAkhaltsikheKutaisi

Topography around Ts’khinvali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ts’khinvali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 926 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,832 m.

The land around Ts’khinvali is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
1,407 m
80 km
4,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Gori 29 km · Khashuri 40 km · Kazbegi 73 km · Zestaponi 78 km · Alagir 93 km · Tbilisi 93 km · Akhaltsikhe 104 km · Kutaisi 105 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 Ts’khinvali (42.2276°, 43.9686°, elevation 874 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).