Balabanovo weather in August

In August, Balabanovo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Balabanovo's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balabanovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Balabanovo is human settlement in Borovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

Density
3,038/km²
people per km²
Founded
1700

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 Balabanovo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52314
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132313
142212
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262011
272011
282010
292010
301910
311910

How August really feels in Balabanovo

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.

Balabanovo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -9°389.710.97.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°358.99.89.20.0
Mar / -5°378.97.611.40.0
Apr11° / 399.22.113.82.6
May18° / 6311.50.115.95.6
Jun21° / 12°7412.30176.1
Jul24° / 14°8412.9016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7011.4014.86.4
Sep16° / 60100.112.54.8
Oct / 6011210.21.6
Nov / -3°449.15.88.10.0
Dec-3° / -7°4010.39.870.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204555
214456
224357
234456
244357
254159
264159
274060
283961
293763
303763
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Balabanovo gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13938194
24138183
34237183
44337173
54537162
64637152
74737142
84836142
94936132
105036122
115135122
125335111
135335111
145434111
155633101
165633101
175732101
18593191
19603091
20612991
21632881
22652681
23672571
24682471
25702361
26722260
27742150
28771940
29781840
30791740
31811630

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:468:32
215.74:488:31
315.64:508:29
415.64:528:27
515.54:548:25
615.54:558:23
715.44:578:21
815.34:598:18
915.35:018:16
1015.25:038:14
1115.15:058:12
1215.05:078:10
1315.05:098:07
1414.95:118:05
1514.85:128:03
1614.85:148:01
1714.75:167:58
1814.65:187:56
1914.65:207:53
2014.55:227:51
2114.45:247:49
2214.35:267:46
2314.35:287:44
2414.25:307:41
2514.15:327:39
2614.05:347:36
2714.05:367:34
2813.95:387:31
2913.85:397:29
3013.75:417:26
3113.75:437:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Balabanovo?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Balabanovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balabanovo in August

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

In August, Balabanovo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Balabanovo 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 Balabanovo peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Balabanovo 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 Balabanovo is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2229 µg/m³Nov 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balabanovo?

Balabanovo sits at 55.2°N, 36.7°E, 160 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Obninsk, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Balabanovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balabanovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Balabanovo is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
207 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Obninsk 9.0 km · Maloyaroslavets 22 km · Naro-Fominsk 23 km · Kubinka 44 km · Yushkovo 46 km · Tuchkovo 48 km · Aprelevka 49 km · Protvino 50 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 Balabanovo (55.1816°, 36.6606°, elevation 160 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).