Zhitikara weather in August

In August, Zhitikara sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zhitikara's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhitikara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 9:13 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zhitikara is town in Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan.

Density
5,905/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zhitikara reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12715
22715
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92614
102614
112614
122614
132614
142514
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222413
232413
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282312
292311
302311
312211

How August really feels in Zhitikara

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.

Zhitikara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°175.16.180.0
Feb-9° / -17°164.75.79.50.0
Mar-1° / -10°255.65.211.50.0
Apr11° / 316.91.813.63.1
May20° / 427.80.215.46.7
Jun25° / 13°357.60.116.47.2
Jul26° / 15°468.80166.9
Aug25° / 13°366.9014.57.4
Sep18° / 275.60.112.46.3
Oct10° / 306.8210.32.4
Nov-1° / -8°225.558.50.0
Dec-8° / -15°215.76.57.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165644
175644
185545
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205446
215446
225446
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265347
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285248
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zhitikara gets around 36 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
425
525
625
725
824
924
1024
1123
1223
1322
1422
1521
1621
1721
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2819
2919
3019
3118

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652681
2672571
3672571
4672571
5692461
6702460
7722350
8732250
9752140
10762040
11771940
12791830
13801730
14811630
15831520
16841420
17851320
18861220
19881110
20891010
2190910
2290910
2391810
2492710
2593700
2694600
2794600
2895500
2995500
3096400
3196400

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 9:42 PM to 8:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.36:219:42
215.36:229:40
315.26:249:38
415.26:269:37
515.16:279:35
615.16:299:33
715.06:309:31
815.06:329:29
914.96:349:27
1014.86:359:26
1114.86:379:24
1214.76:389:22
1314.76:409:20
1414.66:429:18
1514.56:439:16
1614.56:459:13
1714.46:479:11
1814.36:489:09
1914.36:509:07
2014.26:529:05
2114.26:549:03
2214.16:559:01
2314.06:578:58
2414.06:598:56
2513.97:008:54
2613.87:028:52
2713.87:048:49
2813.77:058:47
2913.67:078:45
3013.67:098:42
3113.57:108:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zhitikara?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhitikara in August

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

In August, Zhitikara sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zhitikara 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 Zhitikara peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zhitikara?

Zhitikara sits at 52.2°N, 61.2°E, 271 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Lisakovsk, 97 km away.

SibayKostanayMagnitogorskBaymak

Topography around Zhitikara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhitikara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 273 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Zhitikara is covered by grassland (61%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lisakovsk 97 km · Kartaly 104 km · Rudnyy 156 km · Yasnyy 158 km · Sibay 181 km · Kostanay 199 km · Magnitogorsk 199 km · Baymak 201 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 Zhitikara (52.1902°, 61.1989°, elevation 271 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).