Chunskiy weather in August

In August, Chunskiy sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.9 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 22% 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 Chunskiy's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chunskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Chunskiy is human settlement in Chunsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1947

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 Chunskiy reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
12413
22413
32413
42413
52413
62412
72412
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
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29199
30198
31198

How August really feels in Chunskiy

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.

Chunskiy 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-15° / -23°134.77.77.30.0
Feb-10° / -20°134.56.89.10.0
Mar-1° / -13°175.4711.40.0
Apr / -4°267.94.213.81.2
May16° / 4710.31164.7
Jun23° / 10°5910.3017.26.6
Jul25° / 13°5910.5016.76.7
Aug22° / 11°6310.8014.96.4
Sep14° / 5211.10.612.53.9
Oct / -3°369.9510.10.5
Nov-6° / -14°298.910.87.90.0
Dec-14° / -21°247.510.46.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44258
54258
64159
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153862
163862
173862
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233565
243565
253466
263466
273367
283367
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chunskiy gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14837132
24937131
35136121
45136121
55335111
65534101
7573391
8573391
9593281
10623170
11633070
12643060
13652960
14662950
15672850
16692740
17702640
18722530
19732430
20762220
21772120
22791920
23801820
24831610
25851410
26871210
27881110
2890910
2991810
3093700
3195500

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:30 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:309:25
215.85:329:23
315.85:349:21
415.75:369:19
515.65:389:17
615.65:409:15
715.55:429:12
815.45:449:10
915.45:469:08
1015.35:479:06
1115.25:499:03
1215.25:519:01
1315.15:538:59
1415.05:558:56
1514.95:578:54
1614.95:598:52
1714.86:018:49
1814.76:038:47
1914.66:058:44
2014.66:078:42
2114.56:098:39
2214.46:118:37
2314.36:138:34
2414.36:168:32
2514.26:188:29
2614.16:208:27
2714.06:228:24
2814.06:248:21
2913.96:268:19
3013.86:288:16
3113.76:308:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
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 Chunskiy?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chunskiy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chunskiy in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Chunskiy 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 Chunskiy peaks around June 23 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Chunskiy 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 Chunskiy is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.7× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1222 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct7Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chunskiy?

Chunskiy sits at 56.1°N, 99.6°E, 303 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vikhorevka, 96 km away.

Topography around Chunskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chunskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Chunskiy is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Vikhorevka 96 km · Tayshet 104 km · Bratsk 123 km · Nizhneudinsk 137 km · Tulun 180 km · Ilanskiy 222 km · Kansk 243 km · Sayansk 273 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 Chunskiy (56.0919°, 99.6356°, elevation 303 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).