Abakan weather in August

In August, Abakan sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Abakan's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Abakan is capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia.

Density
1,639/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Abakan reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Abakan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -22°72.54.27.80.0
Feb-8° / -19°72.53.79.40.0
Mar / -10°113.23.511.50.2
Apr11° / -1°236.92.313.73.0
May19° / 389.50.315.65.9
Jun25° / 12°509.9016.76.7
Jul26° / 15°5710.6016.36.4
Aug23° / 13°6411.3014.66.6
Sep17° / 499.70.212.55.2
Oct / -1°307.82.610.31.4
Nov-3° / -9°195.66.38.30.0
Dec-11° / -18°134.56.57.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54654
64753
74654
84753
94753
104654
114753
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134654
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154555
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284258
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304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Abakan gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3134

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14041181
24041181
34240171
44340161
54439161
64638151
74837141
85036131
95135131
105334121
115533111
125732101
13593281
14613171
15643060
16652960
17662950
18682840
19702730
20712630
21722620
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25782110
26792010
27811810
28831700
29851500
30861400
31871300

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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68calm
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128calm
138calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.65:148:47
215.55:158:45
315.45:178:43
415.45:198:41
515.35:218:40
615.35:228:38
715.25:248:36
815.15:268:34
915.15:278:32
1015.05:298:30
1114.95:318:28
1214.95:338:26
1314.85:348:23
1414.85:368:21
1514.75:388:19
1614.65:408:17
1714.65:428:15
1814.55:438:12
1914.45:458:10
2014.35:478:08
2114.35:498:06
2214.25:518:03
2314.15:528:01
2414.15:547:59
2514.05:567:56
2613.95:587:54
2713.96:007:51
2813.86:017:49
2913.76:037:47
3013.76:057:44
3113.66:077:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Abakan?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Abakan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abakan in August

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

In August, Abakan sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abakan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abakan peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Abakan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abakan is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Abakan?

Abakan sits at 53.7°N, 91.4°E, 248 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chernogorsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Abakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Abakan is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Chernogorsk 15 km · Minusinsk 19 km · Shushenskoye 55 km · Sayanogorsk 68 km · Abaza 148 km · Uzhur 206 km · Mezhdurechensk 221 km · Myski 239 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Abakan (53.7154°, 91.4259°, elevation 248 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).