Shardara weather in August

In August, Shardara sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shardara's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shardara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Shardara is small town in Kazakhstan, center of Shardara District.

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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shardara reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23525
33525
43525
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63425
73424
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113424
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273222
283122
293121
303121
313121

How August really feels in Shardara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Shardara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°337.63.19.40.0
Feb / 448.22.410.30.6
Mar13° / 488.8111.73.9
Apr21° / 13°458013.16.9
May28° / 19°266014.36.8
Jun33° / 23°124.2014.94.3
Jul35° / 25°51.8014.73.4
Aug33° / 23°20.7013.74.7
Sep27° / 18°30.8012.38.3
Oct20° / 11°143.10.110.97.6
Nov11° / 316.419.73.2
Dec / 326.729.10.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
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28973
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shardara gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
63
73
83
93
103
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13238255
23238256
33238246
43238246
53338246
63338236
73437236
83537226
93636226
103736216
113835215
124035205
134134205
144233195
154333195
164532194
174632184
184731184
194731184
204830184
214929174
225029174
235128174
245327173
255427163
265526163
275625163
285724163
295923153
305923153
316122143

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:278:41
214.26:288:40
314.26:298:39
414.16:308:38
514.16:318:37
614.16:328:36
714.06:338:34
814.06:348:33
913.96:358:32
1013.96:368:31
1113.96:378:29
1213.86:388:28
1313.86:398:26
1413.76:408:25
1513.76:418:24
1613.76:428:22
1713.66:438:21
1813.66:448:19
1913.56:458:18
2013.56:468:16
2113.56:478:15
2213.46:488:13
2313.46:498:12
2413.36:518:10
2513.36:528:08
2613.26:538:07
2713.26:548:05
2813.16:558:04
2913.16:568:02
3013.16:578:00
3113.06:587:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shardara?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Shardara for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shardara in August

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

In August, Shardara sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shardara 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 Shardara peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 15UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Shardara 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 Shardara is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1229 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shardara?

Shardara sits at 41.3°N, 68.0°E, 255 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhetysay, 61 km away.

Topography around Shardara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shardara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m.

The land around Shardara is covered by water (31%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
370 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Zhetysay 61 km · Gagarin Shahri 68 km · Sirdaryo 74 km · Chinoz 75 km · Do’stlik Shahri 81 km · Abay 82 km · Zafar 84 km · Yangiyŭl 92 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 Shardara (41.2583°, 67.9699°, elevation 255 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).