Chelyabinsk weather in August

In August, Chelyabinsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.7 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Chelyabinsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chelyabinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Chelyabinsk is city in Russia, capital city of Chelyabinsk Oblast.

Density
2,400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1736

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 Chelyabinsk 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 15°C and 29°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
52414
62314
72314
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311910

How August really feels in Chelyabinsk

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.

Chelyabinsk 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-11° / -17°175.477.50.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.85.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -9°245.7611.40.0
Apr10° / 3072.113.82.4
May19° / 488.80.315.86.0
Jun23° / 12°57110176.6
Jul24° / 14°7611.6016.66.7
Aug22° / 12°7111.4014.76.3
Sep16° / 438.50.112.54.9
Oct / 389.43.210.21.3
Nov-2° / -8°256.668.10.0
Dec-9° / -15°2167.370.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44357
54456
64456
74357
84258
94258
104159
114159
124060
134060
144060
153961
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
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303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chelyabinsk gets around 71 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
637
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2733
2833
2932
3031
3131

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15030191
25030191
35130181
45229181
55329171
65429161
75429161
85529151
95729140
105828140
115928130
125928130
136127120
146227110
156326110
166525100
176525100
18672490
19682480
20692380
21712270
22732160
23742060
24771850
25791740
26801640
27821530
28831430
29851320
30861220
31881110

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 5:07 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.85:078:53
215.75:098:51
315.65:118:49
415.65:138:47
515.55:158:45
615.45:168:43
715.45:188:41
815.35:208:39
915.35:228:37
1015.25:248:35
1115.15:268:33
1215.05:288:31
1315.05:308:28
1414.95:328:26
1514.85:338:24
1614.85:358:21
1714.75:378:19
1814.65:398:17
1914.65:418:14
2014.55:438:12
2114.45:458:10
2214.35:478:07
2314.35:498:05
2414.25:518:02
2514.15:538:00
2614.05:557:57
2714.05:577:55
2813.95:587:52
2913.86:007:50
3013.76:027:47
3113.76:047:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chelyabinsk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chelyabinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chelyabinsk in August

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

In August, Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chelyabinsk?

Chelyabinsk sits at 55.2°N, 61.4°E, 232 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kopeysk, 13 km away.

Topography around Chelyabinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chelyabinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Chelyabinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (29%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kopeysk 13 km · Korkino 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 46 km · Chebarkul’ 71 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 80 km · Ozersk 80 km · Kyshtym 83 km · Miass 85 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 Chelyabinsk (55.1611°, 61.4288°, elevation 232 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).