Biysk weather in August

In August, Biysk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Biysk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:08 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Biysk is city in southeastern Russia.

Density
739/km²
people per km²
Founded
1709

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Biysk reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52614
62614
72614
82614
92514
102514
112514
122514
132513
142513
152513
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172413
182413
192412
202412
212412
222412
232312
242311
252311
262311
272311
282311
292210
302210
312210

How August really feels in Biysk

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.

Biysk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°2168.380.0
Feb-8° / -18°195.66.79.50.0
Mar-0° / -11°256.76.411.50.0
Apr11° / -0°4492.713.62.9
May19° / 6110.90.315.56.0
Jun24° / 13°6311.3016.56.6
Jul26° / 16°7412.7016.16.2
Aug24° / 13°6210.4014.56.8
Sep18° / 499.90.212.45.7
Oct10° / 4910.33.110.32.1
Nov-2° / -9°49119.98.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°349.211.27.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45050
55149
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215248
225149
235149
245050
255149
265149
275050
285149
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Biysk gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13636243
23736233
33936233
44036222
54136202
64336192
74535182
84635172
94834162
104934152
115134141
125333131
135433121
145632111
155732101
16593191
17623080
18642970
19662860
20672760
21692650
22712540
23722440
24752230
25772030
26781930
27811720
28831520
29851320
30861220
31891010

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 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
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:43 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:438:07
215.34:458:05
315.34:478:04
415.24:488:02
515.24:508:00
615.14:517:58
715.14:537:56
815.04:557:55
914.94:567:53
1014.94:587:51
1114.85:007:49
1214.85:017:47
1314.75:037:45
1414.65:057:43
1514.65:067:41
1614.55:087:38
1714.45:107:36
1814.45:127:34
1914.35:137:32
2014.25:157:30
2114.25:177:28
2214.15:187:25
2314.15:207:23
2414.05:227:21
2513.95:247:19
2613.95:257:16
2713.85:277:14
2813.75:297:12
2913.65:307:09
3013.65:327:07
3113.55:347:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Biysk?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Biysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biysk in August

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

In August, Biysk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Biysk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biysk peaks around July 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Biysk 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 Biysk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1414 µg/m³Dec 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Biysk?

Biysk sits at 52.5°N, 85.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mayma, 76 km away.

Topography around Biysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Biysk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
1,208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mayma 76 km · Gorno-Altaysk 81 km · Yuzhnyy 129 km · Novoaltaysk 129 km · Zarinsk 132 km · Barnaul 135 km · Novosilikatnyy 136 km · Aleysk 164 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 Biysk (52.5342°, 85.1966°, elevation 184 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).