Ala-Buka weather in August

In August, Ala-Buka sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 48 mm of rain across 11.9 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 23°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ala-Buka's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ala-Buka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:28 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ala-Buka 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 23°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ala-Buka reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ala-Buka

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.

Ala-Buka 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-5° / -11°509.310.49.40.0
Feb-2° / -9°7311.111.710.30.0
Mar / -3°9514.211.711.70.3
Apr12° / 12815.96.413.12.5
May17° / 13820.10.914.34.1
Jun21° / 10°9419.1014.95.2
Jul23° / 12°5914.1014.76.6
Aug23° / 11°4811.9013.77.0
Sep19° / 5210.30.412.36.3
Oct12° / 7710.83.410.93.2
Nov / -5°7710.79.29.70.3
Dec-3° / -9°6310.311.39.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Ala-Buka gets around 48 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
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939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
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2139
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3036
3135

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11955
12964
13964
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
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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
146calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:138:28
214.26:148:27
314.26:158:25
414.16:168:24
514.16:178:23
614.16:188:22
714.06:198:21
814.06:208:19
914.06:218:18
1013.96:228:17
1113.96:238:15
1213.86:248:14
1313.86:258:13
1413.86:268:11
1513.76:278:10
1613.76:288:08
1713.66:298:07
1813.66:308:05
1913.56:318:04
2013.56:328:02
2113.56:338:01
2213.46:347:59
2313.46:357:58
2413.36:367:56
2513.36:377:55
2613.26:387:53
2713.26:397:51
2813.26:407:50
2913.16:417:48
3013.16:427:46
3113.06:447:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ala-Buka?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ala-Buka for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ala-Buka in August

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

In August, Ala-Buka sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ala-Buka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ala-Buka peaks around May 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateMay 19UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ala-Buka 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 Ala-Buka is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1928 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ala-Buka?

Ala-Buka sits at 41.4°N, 71.5°E, 1,250 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Kosonsoy, 19 km away.

UychiToshbuloq

Topography around Ala-Buka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ala-Buka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,053 m.

The land around Ala-Buka is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
1,925 m
80 km
4,053 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Kosonsoy 19 km · Yangiqo‘rg‘on 31 km · To‘rqao‘rg‘on 46 km · Chortoq 47 km · Namangan 48 km · Chust 50 km · Uychi 52 km · Toshbuloq 55 km

Kyrgyzstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 443
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 7%other 3%

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 Ala-Buka (41.4105°, 71.4863°, elevation 1,250 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).