Ust-Kamenogorsk weather in August

In August, Ust-Kamenogorsk sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.1 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 27°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 Ust-Kamenogorsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ust-Kamenogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:25 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ust-Kamenogorsk is city in East Kazakhstan.

Founded
1720

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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ust-Kamenogorsk reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42713
52713
62713
72713
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112713
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282510
29249
30249
31249

How August really feels in Ust-Kamenogorsk

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.

Ust-Kamenogorsk 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° / -20°3289.18.40.0
Feb-7° / -19°2977.99.70.0
Mar / -12°367.96.411.50.1
Apr13° / -0°488.52.113.53.8
May20° / 528.50.315.16.7
Jun25° / 12°498.7016.17.0
Jul27° / 14°6511.1015.76.5
Aug26° / 12°447.1014.37.4
Sep20° / 377.10.112.46.8
Oct11° / -0°508.72.210.53.1
Nov / -9°579.88.38.80.0
Dec-7° / -17°4610.411.17.90.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96733
106733
116733
126733
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ust-Kamenogorsk gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
624
724
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3024
3123

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1543610
2553510
357349
459338
561318
663307
766286
867276
970255
1072244
1174224
1276213
1379192
1480182
1583161
1684151
1785141
1887130
1988120
2089110
219190
229280
239370
249370
259460
269550
279550
289640
299730
309730
319820

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:03 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:038:08
215.05:058:06
315.05:068:05
414.95:088:03
514.95:098:02
614.85:108:00
714.85:127:58
814.75:137:57
914.75:157:55
1014.65:167:53
1114.65:187:51
1214.55:197:50
1314.45:217:48
1414.45:227:46
1514.35:247:44
1614.35:257:42
1714.25:277:40
1814.25:287:38
1914.15:307:36
2014.05:317:34
2114.05:337:32
2213.95:347:30
2313.95:367:28
2413.85:387:26
2513.75:397:24
2613.75:417:22
2713.65:427:20
2813.65:447:17
2913.55:457:15
3013.45:477:13
3113.45:487:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ust-Kamenogorsk?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ust-Kamenogorsk in August

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

In August, Ust-Kamenogorsk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ust-Kamenogorsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ust-Kamenogorsk peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ust-Kamenogorsk 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ust-Kamenogorsk?

Ust-Kamenogorsk sits at 50.0°N, 82.6°E, 287 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ridder, 77 km away.

SemeyRubtsovskAyagoz

Topography around Ust-Kamenogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust-Kamenogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,080 m.

The land around Ust-Kamenogorsk is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
2,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ridder 77 km · Shemonaikha 88 km · Kalbatau 103 km · Altay 121 km · Gornyak 139 km · Semey 175 km · Rubtsovsk 198 km · Ayagoz 274 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk (49.9714°, 82.6059°, 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. 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).