Akhtubinsk weather in August

In August, Akhtubinsk sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Akhtubinsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akhtubinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:55 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Akhtubinsk is human settlement in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,621/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 32°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Akhtubinsk reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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 Akhtubinsk

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.

Akhtubinsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°257.26.48.60.0
Feb-2° / -8°235.74.29.90.0
Mar / -3°266.2311.60.8
Apr16° / 255.70.213.45.3
May23° / 12°306.1014.97.4
Jun29° / 17°306.2015.86.3
Jul31° / 20°214.5015.55.1
Aug30° / 18°173.4014.16.0
Sep23° / 12°254.8012.47.7
Oct14° / 3160.310.64.7
Nov / -2°225.51.790.4
Dec-1° / -7°276.75.38.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97426
107426
117426
127426
137327
147327
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306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Akhtubinsk gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15532121
25631121
35731111
45830111
56029101
66128101
7642691
8652591
9682381
10702280
11732070
12741970
13761860
14771760
15791650
16791650
17801550
18801550
19811450
20821440
21811540
22811540
23821530
24821530
25811630
26811630
27811630
28811630
29811630
30831520
31831520

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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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 4:35 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:357:28
214.84:367:27
314.84:377:25
414.84:397:24
514.74:407:22
614.74:417:21
714.64:437:19
814.64:447:17
914.54:457:16
1014.54:477:14
1114.44:487:13
1214.44:507:11
1314.34:517:09
1414.24:527:07
1514.24:547:06
1614.14:557:04
1714.14:577:02
1814.04:587:00
1914.04:596:58
2013.95:016:56
2113.95:026:54
2213.85:046:52
2313.85:056:50
2413.75:066:49
2513.65:086:47
2613.65:096:45
2713.55:116:43
2813.55:126:40
2913.45:146:38
3013.45:156:36
3113.35:166:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
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155.6Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Akhtubinsk?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Akhtubinsk for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Akhtubinsk in August

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

In August, Akhtubinsk sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Akhtubinsk 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 Akhtubinsk peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Akhtubinsk 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 Akhtubinsk is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1819 µg/m³Jun 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akhtubinsk?

Akhtubinsk sits at 48.3°N, 46.2°E, -4 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Znamensk, 46 km away.

Topography around Akhtubinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akhtubinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of -3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Akhtubinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Znamensk 46 km · Leninsk 85 km · Volzhsky 116 km · Kharabali 127 km · Dubovka 130 km · Volgograd 132 km · Gorodishche 137 km · Kalach-na-Donu 200 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 Akhtubinsk (48.2834°, 46.1652°, elevation -4 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).