Soroca weather in August

In August, Soroca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.3 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 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Soroca's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Soroca is Moldovan city situated on the Dniester river.

Density
2,308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1499

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 Soroca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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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How August really feels in Soroca

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.

Soroca 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°286.85.28.60.0
Feb / -4°306.84.49.90.0
Mar / -0°378.92.811.61.3
Apr15° / 439.30.513.44.6
May21° / 11°5610.3014.96.5
Jun25° / 14°7011.2015.86.6
Jul27° / 16°7210.6015.46.6
Aug27° / 15°527.3014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°578.3012.46.7
Oct14° / 4070.210.64.3
Nov / 366.1290.9
Dec / -3°3174.38.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
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46733
56733
66733
76733
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305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Soroca gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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427
526
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1222
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12636299
22736299
32935288
43035278
53135268
63335267
73534256
83634246
93834235
103934225
114134214
124234203
134434193
144534193
154733182
164833172
174933172
185132161
195232151
205232151
215431141
225531131
235730121
245829121
256028111
266228100
27642790
28652690
29672580
30692470
31712360

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 54 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:477:39
214.84:487:38
314.84:497:36
414.74:517:35
514.74:527:33
614.64:537:32
714.64:557:30
814.54:567:29
914.54:577:27
1014.44:597:25
1114.45:007:24
1214.35:017:22
1314.35:037:20
1414.25:047:19
1514.25:067:17
1614.15:077:15
1714.15:087:13
1814.05:107:11
1914.05:117:09
2013.95:137:08
2113.95:147:06
2213.85:157:04
2313.75:177:02
2413.75:187:00
2513.65:206:58
2613.65:216:56
2713.55:226:54
2813.55:246:52
2913.45:256:50
3013.45:276:48
3113.35:286:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Soroca?

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
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Soroca in August

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

In August, Soroca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Soroca 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 Soroca 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Soroca?

Soroca sits at 48.2°N, 28.3°E, 191 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Floreşti, 29 km away.

FloreştiDrochiaMohyliv-PodilskyyBălţiBilicenii VechiRîbniţaEdineţ

Topography around Soroca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soroca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m.

The land around Soroca is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
363 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Floreşti 29 km · Drochia 38 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 48 km · Bălţi 51 km · Bilicenii Vechi 58 km · Rîbniţa 69 km · Tulchyn 72 km · Edineţ 73 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 Soroca (48.1566°, 28.2849°, elevation 191 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).