Atkarsk weather in August

In August, Atkarsk sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Atkarsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atkarsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:51 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Atkarsk is city in Russia.

Density
2,614/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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Atkarsk reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)
12716
22716
32715
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
112615
122614
132614
142614
152514
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172514
182514
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202513
212413
222413
232413
242412
252412
262312
272312
282312
292312
302211
312211

How August really feels in Atkarsk

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.

Atkarsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°399.110.68.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°348.28.79.60.0
Mar / -7°378.17.311.50.0
Apr12° / 418.21.513.63.1
May20° / 488.9015.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5810.5016.46.9
Jul26° / 15°528.90167.0
Aug25° / 14°426.8014.47.4
Sep18° / 477.3012.46.1
Oct10° / 438.5110.42.4
Nov / -4°388.15.18.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°409.49.77.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126337
136337
146238
156238
166139
176040
185941
195941
205743
215743
225644
235644
245545
255545
265446
275347
285347
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Atkarsk gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
225
324
424
523
622
722
821
921
1020
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2120
2221
2321
2422
2522
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3124

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14436191
24536191
34635181
44835171
54934161
65033161
75232151
85531140
95730130
105929120
116028120
126227110
136426100
14662590
15682480
16692380
17712270
18722170
19742060
20751960
21771850
22781750
23801640
24811540
25821440
26831340
27851230
28861130
29871030
30881020
3189920

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:277:45
215.34:287:44
315.24:307:42
415.14:317:40
515.14:337:38
615.04:357:37
715.04:367:35
814.94:387:33
914.94:397:31
1014.84:417:29
1114.74:437:27
1214.74:447:25
1314.64:467:23
1414.64:477:21
1514.54:497:19
1614.44:517:17
1714.44:527:15
1814.34:547:13
1914.34:567:11
2014.24:577:09
2114.14:597:07
2214.15:017:05
2314.05:027:02
2413.95:047:00
2513.95:066:58
2613.85:076:56
2713.75:096:53
2813.75:116:51
2913.65:126:49
3013.55:146:47
3113.55:166:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Atkarsk?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atkarsk in August

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

In August, Atkarsk sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Atkarsk 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 Atkarsk peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atkarsk?

Atkarsk sits at 51.9°N, 45.0°E, 206 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petrovsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Atkarsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atkarsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Atkarsk is covered by trees (41%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Petrovsk 54 km · Kalininsk 56 km · Saratov 78 km · Serdobsk 84 km · Engels 88 km · Privolzhskiy 89 km · Rtishchevo 93 km · Zhirnovsk 102 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 Atkarsk (51.8806°, 45.0061°, elevation 206 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).