Semey weather in August

In August, Semey sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 44% 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 Semey's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Semey is city in Eastern Kazakhstan, capital of Abay Region.

Density
1,394/km²
people per km²
Founded
1718

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 Semey reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°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 2°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Semey

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.

Semey weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -20°165.26.38.30.0
Feb-8° / -18°174.759.70.0
Mar / -10°215.63.911.50.1
Apr13° / 235.41.113.54.3
May21° / 266.80.215.27.2
Jun27° / 14°296.7016.17.1
Jul28° / 16°459.9015.86.2
Aug26° / 13°245.8014.37.5
Sep20° / 205.1012.47.0
Oct11° / 2461.410.53.1
Nov-0° / -9°2875.28.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°226.87.97.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Semey gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
322
421
521
620
720
819
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1119
1219
1318
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1518
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2018
2118
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168284
269274
370264
472253
573243
675223
777212
878202
980182
1081172
1184151
1285141
1386131
1487121
1588111
1690100
179190
189280
199370
209460
219550
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269730
279820
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299820
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:11 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:118:19
215.15:138:17
315.05:148:16
415.05:158:14
514.95:178:13
614.95:188:11
714.85:208:09
814.85:218:07
914.75:238:06
1014.75:248:04
1114.65:268:02
1214.55:278:00
1314.55:297:58
1414.45:317:56
1514.45:327:54
1614.35:347:53
1714.35:357:51
1814.25:377:49
1914.15:387:47
2014.15:407:45
2114.05:417:43
2214.05:437:40
2313.95:457:38
2413.85:467:36
2513.85:487:34
2613.75:497:32
2713.75:517:30
2813.65:527:28
2913.55:547:25
3013.55:557:23
3113.45:577:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Semey?

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

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

What to pack for Semey in August

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

In August, Semey sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Semey in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Semey peaks around July 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Semey?

Semey sits at 50.4°N, 80.3°E, 195 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Gornyak, 107 km away.

Ust-KamenogorskRidderKulundaAyagoz

Topography around Semey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m.

The land around Semey is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
640 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gornyak 107 km · Shemonaikha 120 km · Rubtsovsk 139 km · Kalbatau 154 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 175 km · Ridder 232 km · Kulunda 255 km · Ayagoz 273 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 Semey (50.4206°, 80.2502°, elevation 195 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).