Bakal weather in August

In August, Bakal sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 91 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bakal's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bakal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Bakal is human settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
435/km²
people per km²
Founded
1757

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bakal reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22112
32112
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122011
132011
142011
152010
162010
172010
181910
191910
201910
211910
22199
23199
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29188
30178
31178

How August really feels in Bakal

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.

Bakal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°237.510.37.60.0
Feb-8° / -16°206.58.89.30.0
Mar-1° / -10°338.510.211.40.0
Apr / -1°418.85.313.81.4
May16° / 6612.61.115.84.7
Jun20° / 10°8614.60.1175.6
Jul22° / 12°10714.5016.55.9
Aug20° / 10°9114.8014.75.5
Sep14° / 7513.31.512.53.5
Oct / -1°6913.97.810.20.7
Nov-3° / -9°4111.112.18.10.0
Dec-8° / -15°298.311.870.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44258
54258
64258
74060
84060
93862
103862
113763
123565
133565
143367
153367
163268
173169
183070
193070
202971
212872
222872
232971
242872
252872
262872
272872
282971
292971
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bakal gets around 91 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
546
646
746
846
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1448
1548
1648
1748
1849
1949
2049
2149
2249
2349
2449
2549
2649
2748
2848
2947
3046
3146

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1573310
2583210
359329
460328
561327
662317
763316
865305
965305
1067294
1168284
1269274
1370264
1471254
1573243
1674233
1775223
1876213
1978193
2079183
2180173
2281163
2382153
2484142
2586122
2687112
2788102
289091
299181
309181
319271

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 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 5:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:199:03
215.75:219:01
315.65:228:59
415.55:248:57
515.55:268:55
615.45:288:53
715.45:308:51
815.35:328:49
915.25:338:47
1015.25:358:45
1115.15:378:42
1215.05:398:40
1315.05:418:38
1414.95:438:36
1514.85:458:33
1614.75:478:31
1714.75:488:29
1814.65:508:27
1914.55:528:24
2014.55:548:22
2114.45:568:19
2214.35:588:17
2314.26:008:15
2414.26:028:12
2514.16:048:10
2614.06:068:07
2714.06:088:05
2813.96:098:02
2913.86:118:00
3013.76:137:57
3113.76:157:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bakal

In seasonPeak

In August, Bakal sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bakal's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bakal?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bakal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bakal in August

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

In August, Bakal sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Bakal in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bakal peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bakal?

Bakal sits at 54.9°N, 58.8°E, 597 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Satka, 19 km away.

Topography around Bakal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bakal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m around an average of 657 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 m.

The land around Bakal is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
443 m
16 km
918 m
80 km
1,470 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Satka 19 km · Trëkhgornyy 27 km · Ust’-Katav 40 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 44 km · Zlatoust 60 km · Kusa 60 km · Sim 71 km · Uchaly 76 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 Bakal (54.9417°, 58.8083°, elevation 597 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).