Sarqant weather in August

In August, Sarqant sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sarqant's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarqant's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:46 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Sarqant is human settlement.

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 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sarqant reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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)
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How August really feels in Sarqant

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.

Sarqant 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-5° / -15°286.26.78.90.0
Feb-3° / -13°306.66.710.10.0
Mar / -7°488.6611.60.6
Apr14° / 6710.7213.24.3
May20° / 7110.70.314.76.3
Jun24° / 11°508.8015.47.1
Jul26° / 13°539015.17.1
Aug25° / 11°386.2013.97.9
Sep21° / 315.70.212.37.5
Oct13° / 417.22.110.74.3
Nov / -7°508.36.39.30.4
Dec-3° / -13°3587.98.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77525
87624
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sarqant gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174242
274242
375232
476222
577212
679201
780191
882171
983161
1084151
1186131
1287121
1388111
1489101
159190
169280
179370
189460
199550
209550
219640
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269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:288:04
214.65:298:03
314.55:318:02
414.55:328:01
514.45:337:59
614.45:347:58
714.35:357:56
814.35:377:55
914.35:387:53
1014.25:397:52
1114.25:407:50
1214.15:427:49
1314.15:437:47
1414.05:447:46
1514.05:457:44
1613.95:467:42
1713.95:487:41
1813.85:497:39
1913.85:507:37
2013.75:517:36
2113.75:537:34
2213.65:547:32
2313.65:557:30
2413.55:567:29
2513.55:587:27
2613.45:597:25
2713.46:007:23
2813.36:017:21
2913.36:037:19
3013.26:047:17
3113.26:057:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sarqant?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sarqant in August

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

In August, Sarqant sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sarqant in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarqant peaks around May 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highModerateLowMay 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sarqant in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sarqant is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1720 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sarqant?

Sarqant sits at 45.4°N, 79.9°E, 770 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Tekeli, 111 km away.

MaqanshyShelekKonayevAyagoz

Topography around Sarqant

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarqant has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 769 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,116 m.

The land around Sarqant is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
1,610 m
80 km
4,116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Tekeli 111 km · Taldykorgan 129 km · Zharkent 139 km · Ushtobe 152 km · Maqanshy 222 km · Shelek 241 km · Konayev 284 km · Ayagoz 286 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 Sarqant (45.4132°, 79.9171°, elevation 770 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).