Borzya weather in August

In August, Borzya sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Borzya's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borzya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:09 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Borzya is town in Russia.

Density
165/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Borzya reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22413
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31208

How August really feels in Borzya

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.

Borzya 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-19° / -29°20.60.88.30.0
Feb-13° / -25°20.70.99.70.0
Mar-3° / -15°51.31.811.50.0
Apr / -5°1743.213.51.7
May17° / 3470.715.25.7
Jun23° / 10°609.20.116.16.8
Jul25° / 13°8911.6015.86.5
Aug23° / 11°7410.9014.36.6
Sep16° / 4270.212.45.3
Oct / -6°153.62.310.51.1
Nov-7° / -17°61.72.48.80.0
Dec-17° / -26°30.91.57.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54654
64654
74654
84555
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Borzya gets around 74 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1436
1536
1635
1735
1834
1933
2033
2133
2232
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2431
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2631
2731
2831
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3130

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14338191
24338180
34438180
44537170
54736170
64836160
75035150
85234140
95433130
105631130
115930110
126129100
13642790
14662680
15682570
16702460
17722350
18732250
19752140
20781930
21791830
22811720
23821620
24841420
25851320
26871210
27881110
28891010
2990910
3092800
3193700

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:467:54
215.14:487:52
315.04:497:51
415.04:507:49
514.94:527:47
614.94:537:46
714.84:557:44
814.84:567:42
914.74:587:40
1014.74:597:39
1114.65:017:37
1214.55:027:35
1314.55:047:33
1414.45:067:31
1514.45:077:29
1614.35:097:27
1714.35:107:25
1814.25:127:23
1914.15:137:21
2014.15:157:19
2114.05:167:17
2214.05:187:15
2313.95:197:13
2413.85:217:11
2513.85:237:09
2613.75:247:07
2713.65:267:05
2813.65:277:02
2913.55:297:00
3013.55:306:58
3113.45:326:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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184.9Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Borzya?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Borzya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borzya in August

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

In August, Borzya sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Borzya in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Borzya peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Borzya 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 Borzya is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 17.0× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1731 µg/m³Dec 182 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct11Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Borzya?

Borzya sits at 50.4°N, 116.5°E, 696 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnokamensk, 112 km away.

Topography around Borzya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borzya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Borzya is covered by grassland (66%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (96%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
820 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Krasnokamensk 112 km · Aginskoye 161 km · Nerchinsk 177 km · Chita 280 km · Choibalsan 296 km · Baruun-Urt 477 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 548 km · Öndörkhaan 549 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 Borzya (50.3914°, 116.5336°, elevation 696 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).