Cherepovets weather in August

In August, Cherepovets sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 19% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cherepovets's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherepovets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Cherepovets is city in Vologda Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,612/km²
people per km²
Founded
1362

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 Cherepovets reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72112
82112
92112
102112
112112
122112
132012
142012
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281810
291810
301810
31179

How August really feels in Cherepovets

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.

Cherepovets weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4211.613.36.60.0
Feb-5° / -11°349.510.98.80.0
Mar / -7°369.68.711.30.0
Apr / -1°358.43.214.11.5
May16° / 5811.20.516.64.7
Jun20° / 11°8011.80185.9
Jul22° / 13°8212.9017.46.2
Aug20° / 11°7612.4015.25.8
Sep14° / 5410.3012.63.9
Oct / 58123.19.80.8
Nov-1° / -4°5211.28.27.40.0
Dec-4° / -9°4812.212.95.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34258
44159
54258
64159
74060
84060
94060
103862
113862
123763
133763
143565
153565
163466
173466
183367
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253070
263070
272872
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cherepovets gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
337
437
537
638
738
839
940
1040
1141
1241
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2638
2738
2837
2937
3036
3136

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
144341830
245341830
346341731
448341531
549341421
650341321
751341221
852341121
954331021
105533921
115632921
125732821
135831821
146030820
156130720
166229720
176328720
186427720
196626710
206725710
216924610
227023610
237122610
247122610
257221610
267520500
277619500
287719400
297818400
307918300
318017300

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 8:48 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:218:48
216.44:238:46
316.34:258:43
416.24:278:41
516.24:308:39
616.14:328:36
716.04:348:34
815.94:368:31
915.84:398:29
1015.74:418:26
1115.74:438:23
1215.64:468:21
1315.54:488:18
1415.44:508:15
1515.34:538:13
1615.34:558:10
1715.24:578:07
1815.15:008:04
1915.05:028:02
2014.95:047:59
2114.85:077:56
2214.75:097:53
2314.75:117:50
2414.65:147:47
2514.55:167:45
2614.45:187:42
2714.35:217:39
2814.25:237:36
2914.15:257:33
3014.05:287:30
3113.95:307:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cherepovets?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cherepovets for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cherepovets in August

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

In August, Cherepovets sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Cherepovets 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 Cherepovets peaks around July 11 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cherepovets?

Cherepovets sits at 59.1°N, 37.9°E, 136 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sheksna, 36 km away.

Topography around Cherepovets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherepovets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Cherepovets is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sheksna 36 km · Vologda 113 km · Sokol 131 km · Rybinsk 133 km · Pestovo 135 km · Gryazovets 138 km · Bezhetsk 165 km · Danilov 168 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 Cherepovets (59.1333°, 37.9°, elevation 136 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).