Cherkessk weather in August

In August, Cherkessk sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 76 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cherkessk's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherkessk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:20 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Cherkessk is city in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

Density
1,754/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cherkessk reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Cherkessk

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.

Cherkessk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°388.57.39.10.0
Feb / -6°367.56.610.20.0
Mar / -2°6311.86.511.61.4
Apr15° / 7911.71.513.24.0
May19° / 10814.80.214.55.4
Jun23° / 13°12113.6015.36.3
Jul26° / 15°8110.40156.8
Aug26° / 15°769.5013.87.0
Sep22° / 10°699012.37.0
Oct16° / 669.60.810.85.0
Nov / -1°488.13.79.41.5
Dec / -5°448.66.58.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67228
77129
87228
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cherkessk gets around 76 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1831
1931
2030
2130
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3130

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
119363510
220353510
320353510
42134359
52134369
62233378
72233377
82333387
92333386
102333395
112333395
122434385
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152535374
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172636353
182637343
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212939292
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273839211
284039201
294238191
304437180
314636170

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:037:33
214.55:047:31
314.45:057:30
414.45:067:29
514.35:087:28
614.35:097:26
714.35:107:25
814.25:117:23
914.25:127:22
1014.15:137:21
1114.15:147:19
1214.05:167:18
1314.05:177:16
1413.95:187:15
1513.95:197:13
1613.95:207:11
1713.85:227:10
1813.85:237:08
1913.75:247:07
2013.75:257:05
2113.65:267:03
2213.65:277:02
2313.55:297:00
2413.55:306:58
2513.45:316:56
2613.45:326:55
2713.35:336:53
2813.35:356:51
2913.25:366:49
3013.25:376:47
3113.15:386:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cherkessk?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Cherkessk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cherkessk in August

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

In August, Cherkessk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cherkessk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cherkessk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cherkessk 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 Cherkessk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cherkessk?

Cherkessk sits at 44.2°N, 42.0°E, 544 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Dzheguta, 17 km away.

Topography around Cherkessk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherkessk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 586 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,012 m.

The land around Cherkessk is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (36%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
586 m
80 km
3,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ust’-Dzheguta 17 km · Otradnaya 46 km · Nevinnomyssk 46 km · Uchkeken 49 km · Suvorovskaya 49 km · Kochubeyevskoye 49 km · Karachayevsk 51 km · Zelenchukskaya 55 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 Cherkessk (44.2238°, 42.0462°, elevation 544 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).