Chita weather in August

In August, Chita sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 83 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chita's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:16 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Chita is city in eastern Russia.

Density
654/km²
people per km²
Founded
1653

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 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chita reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12412
22412
32412
42312
52312
62312
72312
82311
92311
102311
112311
122211
132211
142211
152210
162210
172210
182210
192110
20219
21219
22219
23219
24218
25208
26208
27208
28207
29207
30197
31197

How August really feels in Chita

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.

Chita weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-19° / -31°10.50.98.10.0
Feb-11° / -27°20.50.79.60.0
Mar-1° / -16°41.31.811.50.0
Apr / -5°153.62.913.61.5
May16° / 397.51.615.45.3
Jun23° / 539.9016.46.7
Jul25° / 12°8311.30166.6
Aug22° / 10°8311.3014.46.3
Sep15° / 477.70.512.44.8
Oct / -7°122.82.510.40.8
Nov-7° / -18°51.82.28.50.0
Dec-17° / -27°31.21.77.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
154159
164159
174159
184258
194357
204456
214456
224654
234654
244753
254852
264852
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chita gets around 83 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1241
1341
1440
1539
1638
1737
1836
1935
2034
2133
2232
2331
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1563212
2573211
3573211
4583210
559329
660319
761318
863307
964297
1066286
1167276
1269265
1371254
1472244
1575223
1676213
1778202
1879192
1981172
2082162
2184151
2285141
2386131
2487121
2588111
2689101
279190
289280
299370
309460
319550

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:528:12
215.34:548:10
315.24:558:09
415.24:578:07
515.14:588:05
615.15:008:03
715.05:028:02
814.95:038:00
914.95:057:58
1014.85:077:56
1114.85:087:54
1214.75:107:52
1314.65:117:50
1414.65:137:48
1514.55:157:46
1614.55:167:44
1714.45:187:42
1814.35:207:40
1914.35:217:38
2014.25:237:35
2114.15:257:33
2214.15:267:31
2314.05:287:29
2413.95:307:27
2513.95:317:24
2613.85:337:22
2713.85:357:20
2813.75:367:18
2913.65:387:15
3013.65:407:13
3113.55:427:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chita?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chita in August

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

In August, Chita sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chita in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chita peaks around July 16 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chita 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 Chita is worst in April — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 62.3× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1689 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb10Good
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr93Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun13Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct6Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chita?

Chita sits at 52.0°N, 113.5°E, 690 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aginskoye, 127 km away.

Topography around Chita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m.

The land around Chita is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
527 m
80 km
1,006 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Aginskoye 127 km · Nerchinsk 212 km · Borzya 280 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 331 km · Krasnokamensk 384 km · Ulan-Ude 405 km · Choibalsan 448 km · Severobaykal’sk 484 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 Chita (52.0431°, 113.4917°, elevation 690 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).