Rîbniţa weather in August

In August, Rîbniţa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 52 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rîbniţa's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rîbniţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:05 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Rîbniţa is city in Moldova.

Founded
1603

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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rîbniţa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
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52817
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How August really feels in Rîbniţa

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.

Rîbniţa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°306.858.60.0
Feb / -4°286.23.99.90.0
Mar / -0°357.92.711.61.3
Apr15° / 448.40.613.44.7
May21° / 10°5710.6014.96.5
Jun25° / 14°7111.1015.76.7
Jul27° / 16°679.9015.46.6
Aug27° / 16°526.9014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°587.5012.46.9
Oct14° / 406.60.110.64.5
Nov / 366.11.99.11.0
Dec / -3°326.848.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
56931
66931
76931
87030
97030
107030
117129
127129
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296337
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rîbniţa gets around 52 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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226
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623
723
822
922
1021
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1220
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1620
1721
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2022
2122
2223
2323
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3127

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
129332810
230322810
331322710
43332269
53432259
63532248
73733237
83833227
93934216
104034205
114135205
124235194
134336184
144436173
154536163
164636153
174736152
184835142
194935142
205035132
215234131
225433121
235433121
245632111
255731111
266029101
276128101
28642790
29662680
30672580
31692470

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:457:35
214.84:467:34
314.74:487:32
414.74:497:31
514.74:507:29
614.64:517:28
714.64:537:26
814.54:547:25
914.54:557:23
1014.44:577:21
1114.44:587:20
1214.35:007:18
1314.35:017:16
1414.25:027:15
1514.25:047:13
1614.15:057:11
1714.05:067:09
1814.05:087:08
1913.95:097:06
2013.95:107:04
2113.85:127:02
2213.85:137:00
2313.75:156:58
2413.75:166:56
2513.65:176:54
2613.65:196:52
2713.55:206:50
2813.45:226:48
2913.45:236:46
3013.35:246:44
3113.35:266:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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55.6Bright
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175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rîbniţa?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Rîbniţa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rîbniţa in August

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

In August, Rîbniţa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rîbniţa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rîbniţa peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rîbniţa?

Rîbniţa sits at 47.8°N, 29.0°E, 96 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 39 km away.

PodilskOrheiBaltaFloreştiDubăsariSorocaBilicenii VechiStrășeni

Topography around Rîbniţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rîbniţa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m.

The land around Rîbniţa is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Podilsk 39 km · Orhei 45 km · Balta 49 km · Floreşti 55 km · Dubăsari 57 km · Soroca 69 km · Bilicenii Vechi 73 km · Strășeni 76 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

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 Rîbniţa (47.7682°, 29.01°, elevation 96 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).