Bratsk weather in August

In August, Bratsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bratsk's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bratsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Bratsk is city in eastern Russia.

Density
600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bratsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 8°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12214
22214
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
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112113
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How August really feels in Bratsk

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.

Bratsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°835.77.30.0
Feb-12° / -21°72.44.89.10.0
Mar-3° / -14°113.75.811.40.0
Apr / -4°195.93.713.80.4
May13° / 3810.11.3163.4
Jun20° / 10°519.9017.26.1
Jul23° / 14°589.5016.76.8
Aug20° / 12°5810.4014.96.2
Sep13° / 4210.20.612.53.4
Oct / -3°278.24.910.10.3
Nov-7° / -14°206.48.57.90.0
Dec-15° / -22°145.48.66.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
143961
153862
163862
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313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bratsk gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
532
632
732
832
933
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2935
3035
3135

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14541121
24740121
34839111
45038111
55237101
65435101
7563491
8583381
9603280
10623170
11633070
12652960
13662860
14672850
15682750
16702640
17702640
18712540
19732430
20742330
21772120
22782020
23791920
24811720
25841510
26851410
27871210
28891010
2990910
3093700
3194600

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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 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 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 9:17 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:229:17
215.95:249:15
315.85:269:13
415.75:289:11
515.75:309:09
615.65:329:07
715.55:349:05
815.45:359:02
915.45:379:00
1015.35:398:58
1115.25:418:56
1215.25:438:53
1315.15:458:51
1415.05:478:49
1514.95:498:46
1614.95:518:44
1714.85:538:41
1814.75:558:39
1914.75:578:37
2014.65:598:34
2114.56:018:32
2214.46:038:29
2314.36:058:26
2414.36:078:24
2514.26:108:21
2614.16:128:19
2714.06:148:16
2814.06:168:13
2913.96:188:11
3013.86:208:08
3113.76:228:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bratsk?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bratsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bratsk in August

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

In August, Bratsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bratsk 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 Bratsk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bratsk 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 Bratsk is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 17.2× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1930 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bratsk?

Bratsk sits at 56.1°N, 101.6°E, 443 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vikhorevka, 27 km away.

Topography around Bratsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bratsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Bratsk is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vikhorevka 27 km · Chunskiy 123 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 163 km · Tulun 186 km · Nizhneudinsk 212 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 217 km · Tayshet 226 km · Sayansk 227 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 Bratsk (56.1325°, 101.6142°, elevation 443 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).