Jēkabpils weather in August

In August, Jēkabpils sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jēkabpils's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jēkabpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:53 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Jēkabpils is state city of Latvia in Jēkabpils Municipality, municipal center.

Density
787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 Jēkabpils 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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112213
122213
132213
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301911
311910

How August really feels in Jēkabpils

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.

Jēkabpils weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4711.38.97.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°42108.49.10.0
Mar / -3°4210.35.711.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.913.92.7
May17° / 6611.10.116.15.3
Jun20° / 11°8312.4017.35.8
Jul23° / 13°7612.8016.86.3
Aug22° / 12°7912.2014.96.2
Sep16° / 5910.7012.54.8
Oct / 6312.41.210.11.8
Nov / -0°5311.23.77.90.0
Dec-0° / -4°4611.78.66.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134456
144357
154456
164357
174258
184258
194159
204159
213961
223961
233862
243862
253763
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jēkabpils gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
937
1038
1138
1239
1339
1440
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14037213
24037203
34137192
44237192
54337182
64437172
74537162
84637152
94736142
104836142
114935132
125135122
135235112
145334112
155434102
16563392
17573382
18583282
19593272
20603262
21613162
22623152
23633052
24652942
25672841
26692731
27692731
28702631
29732421
30742321
31762220

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 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 4:23 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:238:22
215.94:258:20
315.84:278:18
415.84:298:16
515.74:318:14
615.64:338:11
715.64:358:09
815.54:378:07
915.44:398:05
1015.44:418:02
1115.34:438:00
1215.24:457:58
1315.14:477:55
1415.14:497:53
1515.04:517:51
1614.94:537:48
1714.84:557:46
1814.84:577:43
1914.74:597:41
2014.65:017:38
2114.55:037:36
2214.55:057:33
2314.45:077:31
2414.35:107:28
2514.25:127:25
2614.15:147:23
2714.15:167:20
2814.05:187:17
2913.95:207:15
3013.85:227:12
3113.85:247:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jēkabpils?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jēkabpils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jēkabpils in August

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

In August, Jēkabpils 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 Jēkabpils 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 Jēkabpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jēkabpils?

Jēkabpils sits at 56.5°N, 25.9°E, 83 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Madona, 45 km away.

MadonaDaugavpilsOgreRēzekneSiguldaCēsisSalaspilsVisaginas

Topography around Jēkabpils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jēkabpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Jēkabpils is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Madona 45 km · Daugavpils 80 km · Ogre 84 km · Rēzekne 91 km · Sigulda 95 km · Cēsis 97 km · Salaspils 100 km · Visaginas 107 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 Jēkabpils (56.499°, 25.8574°, elevation 83 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).