Khromtau weather in August

In August, Khromtau sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khromtau's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khromtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Khromtau is town in Kazakhstan.

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khromtau reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°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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22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
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How August really feels in Khromtau

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.

Khromtau weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°205.87.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -16°205.26.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -9°307611.50.0
Apr12° / 336.61.713.53.3
May21° / 387.30.115.26.9
Jun26° / 14°286.3016.17.3
Jul28° / 16°386.9015.76.9
Aug27° / 14°244.5014.37.6
Sep20° / 184012.47.2
Oct11° / 295.91.310.52.9
Nov-0° / -7°246.24.88.80.0
Dec-7° / -14°266.87.57.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106733
116832
126832
136931
146931
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206733
216733
226535
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286337
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khromtau gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2813
2913
3012
3112

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176204
278193
379183
479183
580173
682162
782162
883152
984142
1086131
1187121
1288111
1389101
149091
159190
169280
179370
189460
199550
209550
219640
229640
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:398:46
215.15:408:44
315.05:428:42
415.05:438:41
514.95:458:39
614.95:468:38
714.85:488:36
814.75:498:34
914.75:518:32
1014.65:528:31
1114.65:548:29
1214.55:558:27
1314.55:578:25
1414.45:588:23
1514.46:008:21
1614.36:018:19
1714.26:038:17
1814.26:048:15
1914.16:068:13
2014.16:078:11
2114.06:098:09
2213.96:118:07
2313.96:128:05
2413.86:148:03
2513.86:158:01
2613.76:177:59
2713.66:187:57
2813.66:207:55
2913.56:217:52
3013.56:237:50
3113.46:257:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Khromtau?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khromtau in August

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

In August, Khromtau sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khromtau 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 Khromtau peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Khromtau?

Khromtau sits at 50.3°N, 58.4°E, 416 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aktobe, 87 km away.

Topography around Khromtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khromtau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Khromtau is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Aktobe 87 km · Novotroitsk 106 km · Orsk 109 km · Kandyagash 114 km · Yasnyy 134 km · Gay 136 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Kuvandyk 157 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 Khromtau (50.2516°, 58.4357°, elevation 416 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).