Daugavpils weather in August

In August, Daugavpils sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Daugavpils's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daugavpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:53 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Daugavpils is state city in south-eastern Latvia.

Density
1,233/km²
people per km²
Founded
1275

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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Daugavpils reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52313
62313
72313
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How August really feels in Daugavpils

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.

Daugavpils weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°41119.17.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°399.68.39.20.0
Mar / -3°4110.2611.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.813.82.8
May17° / 6811.20.1165.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.8017.25.8
Jul23° / 13°7812.6016.76.3
Aug22° / 12°7711.7014.86.3
Sep16° / 5910.4012.54.9
Oct / 6011.91.210.11.8
Nov / -0°47114.180.0
Dec-0° / -4°43118.46.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84654
94555
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154357
164159
174159
184159
194060
204060
213961
223763
233763
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253664
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273565
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293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Daugavpils gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1740
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2640
2740
2840
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3039
3139

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14135214
24135213
34235203
44335203
54435192
64535182
74634182
84734172
94834162
104934152
115033152
125133142
135232142
145332132
155531122
165531122
175631112
185830102
19593092
20593092
21612982
22632971
23642871
24662761
25672751
26682651
27702541
28712441
29722431
30742330
31752230

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:248:16
215.84:258:14
315.74:278:12
415.74:298:10
515.64:318:08
615.64:338:06
715.54:358:04
815.44:378:02
915.34:398:00
1015.34:417:57
1115.24:437:55
1215.14:457:53
1315.14:477:50
1415.04:497:48
1514.94:517:46
1614.84:537:43
1714.84:557:41
1814.74:577:39
1914.64:587:36
2014.65:007:34
2114.55:027:31
2214.45:047:29
2314.35:067:26
2414.35:087:24
2514.25:107:21
2614.15:127:18
2714.05:147:16
2813.95:167:13
2913.95:187:11
3013.85:207:08
3113.75:227:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Daugavpils?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Daugavpils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daugavpils in August

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

In August, Daugavpils sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Daugavpils 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 Daugavpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Daugavpils?

Daugavpils sits at 55.9°N, 26.5°E, 103 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Visaginas, 32 km away.

VisaginasUtenaJēkabpilsRēzekneMadona

Topography around Daugavpils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daugavpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around Daugavpils is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Visaginas 32 km · Utena 72 km · Jēkabpils 80 km · Rēzekne 86 km · Pastavy 87 km · Madona 110 km · Hlybokaye 110 km · Ukmerge 132 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Daugavpils (55.8833°, 26.5333°, elevation 103 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).