Dankov weather in August

In August, Dankov sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dankov's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dankov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:10 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Dankov is Dankovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,091/km²
people per km²
Founded
1568

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dankov reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Dankov 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-5° / -10°4010.110.37.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°388.68.79.40.0
Mar / -5°368.86.911.50.0
Apr12° / 449.21.413.63.0
May19° / 5410.30.115.66.2
Jun23° / 13°6311016.66.6
Jul25° / 15°6611.7016.26.7
Aug24° / 13°568.4014.67.1
Sep18° / 529.10.112.45.5
Oct10° / 56101.310.32.1
Nov / -3°418.45.18.40.0
Dec-3° / -8°409.79.57.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
96040
106040
115941
125941
135842
145842
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255149
265050
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294753
304753
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dankov gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
431
531
630
729
829
928
1027
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3028
3129

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13735253
23835242
34035232
44135222
54334212
64434202
74634191
84734181
94934171
105033161
115133151
125233141
135532130
145632120
155831110
165930110
176030100
18622990
19642880
20652780
21682570
22702460
23712360
24732250
25752050
26771940
27781840
28791740
29811630
30821530
31831520

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 12 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
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:458:14
215.44:468:12
315.44:488:11
415.34:508:09
515.34:518:07
615.24:538:05
715.14:558:03
815.14:568:01
915.04:587:59
1015.05:007:57
1114.95:027:55
1214.85:037:53
1314.85:057:51
1414.75:077:49
1514.65:097:47
1614.65:107:45
1714.55:127:43
1814.45:147:40
1914.45:167:38
2014.35:177:36
2114.25:197:34
2214.25:217:31
2314.15:237:29
2414.05:247:27
2514.05:267:24
2613.95:287:22
2713.85:307:20
2813.85:327:17
2913.75:337:15
3013.65:357:12
3113.65:377:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dankov?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Dankov for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dankov in August

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

In August, Dankov sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dankov 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 Dankov peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dankov 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 Dankov is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2015 µg/m³Dec 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dankov?

Dankov sits at 53.2°N, 39.1°E, 136 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lebedyan’, 26 km away.

Topography around Dankov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dankov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m.

The land around Dankov is covered by cropland (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
176 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lebedyan’ 26 km · Skopin 69 km · Yefremov 69 km · Lipetsk 79 km · Ryazhsk 80 km · Yelets 82 km · Bogoroditsk 89 km · Kimovsk 90 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 Dankov (53.2498°, 39.1441°, 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. 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).