Ventspils weather in August

In August, Ventspils sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ventspils's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ventspils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:07 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ventspils reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ventspils

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.

Ventspils weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5813.17.77.10.0
Feb / -1°4510.27.390.0
Mar / 389.44.611.40.0
Apr / 358.11.313.90.4
May10° / 377.4016.22.7
Jun15° / 13°579.1017.54.7
Jul18° / 16°7010.10176.1
Aug19° / 17°9213.10155.8
Sep15° / 13°8612.1012.54.5
Oct11° / 10715.70.2102.2
Nov / 8215.41.87.70.6
Dec / 7215.56.26.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
125743
135743
145644
155644
165446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ventspils gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
535
636
736
837
938
1039
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1643
1744
1845
1945
2046
2146
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2547
2647
2747
2846
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3046
3145

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115433210
215433210
316443110
41644319
51744309
61844308
71845298
81945287
92045287
102146276
112146276
122246265
132347255
142447254
152547244
162647244
172746233
182846233
193045223
203145222
213244212
223443212
233543202
243742191
253941181
264141171
274340161
284540151
294639141
304839131
315038121

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min 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 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:36 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:368:44
216.14:388:42
316.04:408:39
415.94:428:37
515.94:448:35
615.84:468:33
715.74:488:30
815.64:508:28
915.64:528:26
1015.54:548:23
1115.44:568:21
1215.34:598:19
1315.35:018:16
1415.25:038:14
1515.15:058:11
1615.05:078:09
1714.95:098:06
1814.95:118:03
1914.85:148:01
2014.75:167:58
2114.65:187:56
2214.65:207:53
2314.55:227:50
2414.45:247:48
2514.35:267:45
2614.25:297:42
2714.15:317:39
2814.15:337:37
2914.05:357:34
3013.95:377:31
3113.85:397:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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65.0Bright
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84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ventspils?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ventspils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ventspils in August

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

In August, Ventspils sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

rain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ventspils in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Ventspils 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 Ventspils peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 17UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ventspils?

Ventspils sits at 57.4°N, 21.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Kuldīga, 53 km away.

KuldīgaLiepājaTukumsRuhnuKuressaareMazeikiaiJūrmalaJelgava

Topography around Ventspils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ventspils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Ventspils is covered by water (33%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kuldīga 53 km · Liepāja 104 km · Tukums 107 km · Ruhnu 110 km · Kuressaare 110 km · Mazeikiai 129 km · Jūrmala 141 km · Jelgava 154 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 Ventspils (57.3948°, 21.5612°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).