Talas weather in August

In August, Talas sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Talas's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Talas is town in Kyrgyzstan.

Density
3,101/km²
people per km²
Founded
1877

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 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Talas reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Talas

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.

Talas 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-6° / -14°307.48.19.20.0
Feb-3° / -11°4699.510.30.0
Mar / -6°7011.810.211.60.1
Apr10° / -0°11014.86.813.12.0
May15° / 12318.42.714.43.8
Jun19° / 8917.60.415.15.2
Jul21° / 10°6615.1014.86.0
Aug21° / 5613.3013.76.4
Sep17° / 6011.81.412.35.5
Oct11° / -2°619.54.810.82.6
Nov / -8°538.97.49.60.1
Dec-4° / -12°398.38.48.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Talas gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:078:27
214.36:088:26
314.36:098:25
414.26:108:24
514.26:118:23
614.26:128:21
714.16:138:20
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914.06:158:17
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1114.06:178:15
1213.96:188:13
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2713.26:357:50
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2913.26:377:46
3013.16:387:45
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Talas?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Talas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Talas in August

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

In August, Talas sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Talas 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 Talas peaks around May 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Talas 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 Talas is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1517 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Talas?

Talas sits at 42.5°N, 72.2°E, 1,238 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Sarykemer, 81 km away.

SarykemerTarazMerkeToktogulKara-Kul’Tash-KumyrKara-BaltaAla-Buka

Topography around Talas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 1,243 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,426 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,836 m.

The land around Talas is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

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treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Sarykemer 81 km · Taraz 82 km · Merke 87 km · Toktogul 92 km · Kara-Kul’ 106 km · Tash-Kumyr 131 km · Kara-Balta 135 km · Ala-Buka 139 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 Talas (42.5226°, 72.2417°, elevation 1,238 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).