Angarsk weather in August

In August, Angarsk sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 85 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Angarsk's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angarsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Angarsk is city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
827/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Angarsk reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 28°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)
12514
22514
32514
42413
52413
62413
72413
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102413
112413
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31209

How August really feels in Angarsk

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.

Angarsk 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-15° / -25°41.32.680.0
Feb-9° / -22°41.32.89.50.0
Mar / -13°82.93.711.50.0
Apr10° / -3°195.52.513.62.6
May18° / 348.20.615.55.9
Jun24° / 11°599.8016.56.8
Jul25° / 14°8211.8016.16.4
Aug23° / 12°8511014.56.5
Sep16° / 519.70.312.44.9
Oct / -4°185.12.810.31.2
Nov-5° / -13°103.54.68.50.0
Dec-13° / -22°83.14.47.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44258
54357
64357
74357
84456
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174456
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314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Angarsk gets around 85 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13640222
23740211
33840201
44040191
54140181
64340170
74539160
84639140
94839130
105038120
115138110
125337100
13543790
14563680
15573670
16593560
17603460
18623350
19643240
20653140
21663040
22682930
23702730
24712630
25742420
26752320
27772120
28791920
29821710
30831610
31851410

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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269calm
279calm
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299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:298:52
215.35:308:51
315.35:328:49
415.25:338:47
515.25:358:45
615.15:378:43
715.15:388:42
815.05:408:40
914.95:418:38
1014.95:438:36
1114.85:458:34
1214.85:468:32
1314.75:488:30
1414.65:508:28
1514.65:528:26
1614.55:538:24
1714.45:558:22
1814.45:578:19
1914.35:588:17
2014.26:008:15
2114.26:028:13
2214.16:038:11
2314.16:058:08
2414.06:078:06
2513.96:098:04
2613.96:108:01
2713.86:127:59
2813.76:147:57
2913.66:167:55
3013.66:177:52
3113.56:197:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Angarsk?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Angarsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Angarsk in August

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

In August, Angarsk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Angarsk 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 Angarsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Angarsk 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 Angarsk is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1621 µg/m³Nov 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Angarsk?

Angarsk sits at 52.6°N, 103.9°E, 430 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usol’ye-Sibirskoye, 28 km away.

Topography around Angarsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angarsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 427 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m.

The land around Angarsk is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
957 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 28 km · Irkutsk 39 km · Shelekhov 40 km · Markova 44 km · Cheremkhovo 86 km · Slyudyanka 101 km · Baykal’sk 117 km · Zima 196 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 Angarsk (52.5597°, 103.9141°, elevation 430 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).