Apatity weather in August

In August, Apatity sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 06 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Apatity's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apatity's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 54 min; 4:24 AM – 9:17 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Apatity is city in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density: 1,632/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1926

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Apatity reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Avg low (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	9
8	16	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	13	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	6
29	13	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

How August really feels in Apatity

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Apatity weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -15°	37	9.9	11.7	2.3	0.0
Feb	-10° / -15°	34	9.3	11.4	7.1	0.0
Mar	-5° / -11°	37	8.8	11.2	11.1	0.0
Apr	1° / -6°	34	8.3	8.4	15.1	0.0
May	7° / 0°	47	11	5.2	19.4	0.9
Jun	13° / 6°	65	12.7	0.6	23.8	3.4
Jul	17° / 10°	82	13.8	0	21.9	4.8
Aug	14° / 8°	68	13	0	16.9	3.8
Sep	9° / 4°	63	11.3	1.2	12.8	1.7
Oct	2° / -2°	63	12	7.7	8.8	0.0
Nov	-4° / -8°	52	11.5	12.6	4.4	0.0
Dec	-7° / -12°	46	11.1	13.8	0.2	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	75	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Apatity gets around 68 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38
31	37

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	89	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Humid (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	13	3
2	84	13	3
3	85	12	3
4	86	12	2
5	87	11	2
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	90	9	1
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 06 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 252 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:21 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 10:24 PM to 8:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	19.1	18.9	18.8	18.6	18.5	18.3	18.2	18.0	17.9	17.7	17.6	17.5	17.3	17.2	17.0	16.9	16.8	16.6	16.5	16.3	16.2	16.1	15.9	15.8	15.7	15.5	15.4	15.3	15.1	15.0	14.9
Sunrise (AM)	3:21	3:25	3:29	3:34	3:38	3:42	3:47	3:51	3:55	3:59	4:03	4:07	4:11	4:16	4:20	4:24	4:27	4:31	4:35	4:39	4:43	4:47	4:51	4:55	4:58	5:02	5:06	5:10	5:13	5:17	5:21
Sunset (PM)	10:24	10:20	10:15	10:11	10:06	10:02	9:57	9:53	9:48	9:44	9:39	9:35	9:31	9:26	9:22	9:17	9:13	9:09	9:04	9:00	8:56	8:51	8:47	8:42	8:38	8:34	8:29	8:25	8:21	8:16	8:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	19.1	3:21	10:24
2	18.9	3:25	10:20
3	18.8	3:29	10:15
4	18.6	3:34	10:11
5	18.5	3:38	10:06
6	18.3	3:42	10:02
7	18.2	3:47	9:57
8	18.0	3:51	9:53
9	17.9	3:55	9:48
10	17.7	3:59	9:44
11	17.6	4:03	9:39
12	17.5	4:07	9:35
13	17.3	4:11	9:31
14	17.2	4:16	9:26
15	17.0	4:20	9:22
16	16.9	4:24	9:17
17	16.8	4:27	9:13
18	16.6	4:31	9:09
19	16.5	4:35	9:04
20	16.3	4:39	9:00
21	16.2	4:43	8:56
22	16.1	4:47	8:51
23	15.9	4:51	8:47
24	15.8	4:55	8:42
25	15.7	4:58	8:38
26	15.5	5:02	8:34
27	15.4	5:06	8:29
28	15.3	5:10	8:25
29	15.1	5:13	8:21
30	15.0	5:17	8:16
31	14.9	5:21	8:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 2.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Apatity?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apatity.

What to pack for Apatity in August

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

In August, Apatity sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Apatity in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apatity peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Apatity?

Apatity sits at 67.6°N, 33.4°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovsk, 12 km away.

Topography around Apatity

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apatity has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Apatity is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

151 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,074 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,364 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← July Apatity year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Kirovsk 12 km · Monchegorsk 46 km · Polyarnyye Zori 46 km · Olenegorsk 63 km · Kandalaksha 64 km · Kovdor 125 km · Murmansk 155 km · Severomorsk 165 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

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 Apatity (67.5827°, 33.4134°, elevation 169 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	9
8	16	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	13	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	6
29	13	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	13	3
2	84	13	3
3	85	12	3
4	86	12	2
5	87	11	2
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	90	9	1
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	9
8	16	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	13	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	6
29	13	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	13	3
2	84	13	3
3	85	12	3
4	86	12	2
5	87	11	2
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	90	9	1
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	9
8	16	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	13	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	6
29	13	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	13	3
2	84	13	3
3	85	12	3
4	86	12	2
5	87	11	2
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	90	9	1
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0