Atbasar weather in August

In August, Atbasar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Atbasar's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atbasar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Atbasar is town in Aqmola Region of the northern Kazakhstan.

Density
507/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Atbasar reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22614
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How August really feels in Atbasar

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.

Atbasar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°185.86.98.10.0
Feb-11° / -19°154.86.19.60.0
Mar-3° / -11°225.95.311.50.0
Apr10° / -0°276.41.913.62.7
May20° / 347.70.315.46.7
Jun25° / 12°397.8016.47.2
Jul26° / 14°519.40166.8
Aug25° / 12°336.5014.47.5
Sep18° / 234.90.112.46.3
Oct / -0°276.41.810.42.2
Nov-2° / -9°256.45.68.60.0
Dec-10° / -17°236.67.87.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
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315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Atbasar gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
622
722
822
921
1021
1120
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2120
2220
2320
2420
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3020
3119

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174215
274215
375205
476204
577194
678193
779183
880173
981172
1082162
1183152
1285141
1385141
1486131
1587121
1688111
1789101
1890100
199190
209280
219370
229370
239460
249460
259550
269550
279640
289640
299730
309730
319730

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 9:12 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:549:12
215.25:559:10
315.25:579:08
415.15:589:07
515.16:009:05
615.06:019:03
715.06:039:01
814.96:058:59
914.96:068:58
1014.86:088:56
1114.76:098:54
1214.76:118:52
1314.66:138:50
1414.66:148:48
1514.56:168:46
1614.46:188:44
1714.46:198:42
1814.36:218:40
1914.36:228:38
2014.26:248:35
2114.16:268:33
2214.16:278:31
2314.06:298:29
2413.96:318:27
2513.96:328:24
2613.86:348:22
2713.76:368:20
2813.76:378:18
2913.66:398:15
3013.56:418:13
3113.56:428:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Atbasar?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atbasar in August

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

In August, Atbasar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Atbasar 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 Atbasar peaks around June 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atbasar?

Atbasar sits at 51.8°N, 68.4°E, 287 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 168 km away.

MakinskShchuchinskKokshetauAkkol’ArkalykAstanaStepnogorskPetropavl

Topography around Atbasar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atbasar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Atbasar is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Makinsk 168 km · Shchuchinsk 177 km · Kokshetau 178 km · Akkol’ 186 km · Arkalyk 201 km · Astana 225 km · Stepnogorsk 248 km · Petropavl 345 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Atbasar (51.8085°, 68.3582°, elevation 287 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).