Boksitogorsk weather in August

In August, Boksitogorsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Boksitogorsk's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boksitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Boksitogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,336/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Boksitogorsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92111
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152011
162011
172011
182011
192010
202010
212010
221910
231910
241910
251910
26199
27199
28189
29189
30189
31189

How August really feels in Boksitogorsk

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.

Boksitogorsk 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°471213.86.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°349.410.58.70.0
Mar / -6°389.79.211.30.0
Apr / -1°4310.63.514.11.8
May16° / 6611.50.416.64.8
Jun20° / 10°8213.3018.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8813.9017.56.0
Aug20° / 11°8312.9015.35.8
Sep15° / 6112.2012.63.9
Oct / 6413.62.59.80.9
Nov / -4°6112.18.17.30.0
Dec-3° / -8°5313.313.55.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
53961
63862
73763
83664
93664
103565
113466
123466
133466
143466
153367
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213169
223070
233070
242971
252971
262872
272872
282872
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boksitogorsk gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.9 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 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
742
843
943
1043
1144
1244
1344
1443
1543
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14633182
24833172
34933162
45033152
55333131
65433121
75533111
85633101
95633101
10583291
11593191
12603181
13613081
14622981
15632881
16652771
17662671
18662671
19672571
20702460
21712360
22722260
23722260
24742150
25752050
26762040
27771940
28771940
29791830
30791830
31801730

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:359:06
216.54:379:04
316.44:399:02
416.34:428:59
516.24:448:57
616.14:468:54
716.14:498:52
816.04:518:49
915.94:538:47
1015.84:568:44
1115.74:588:41
1215.65:008:39
1315.65:038:36
1415.55:058:33
1515.45:078:30
1615.35:108:28
1715.25:128:25
1815.15:148:22
1915.05:178:19
2015.05:198:16
2114.95:228:13
2214.85:248:11
2314.75:268:08
2414.65:298:05
2514.55:318:02
2614.45:347:59
2714.35:367:56
2814.25:387:53
2914.25:417:50
3014.15:437:47
3114.05:457:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Boksitogorsk?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Boksitogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boksitogorsk in August

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

In August, Boksitogorsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Boksitogorsk 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 Boksitogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Boksitogorsk?

Boksitogorsk sits at 59.5°N, 33.9°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pikalëvo, 18 km away.

Topography around Boksitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boksitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Boksitogorsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
272 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Pikalëvo 18 km · Tikhvin 26 km · Volkhov 98 km · Kirishi 102 km · Borovichi 121 km · Chudovo 129 km · Lodeynoye Pole 140 km · Pestovo 149 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 Boksitogorsk (59.4778°, 33.8501°, elevation 109 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).