Galich weather in August

In August, Galich sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Galich's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:40 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Galich is town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,094/km²
people per km²
Founded
1159

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 Galich 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 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12213
22213
32213
42212
52212
62212
72212
82112
92112
102112
112112
122111
132111
142011
152011
162011
172011
182011
192011
202010
211910
221910
231910
241910
251910
261810
27189
28189
29189
30189
31179

How August really feels in Galich

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.

Galich weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°4011.613.86.80.0
Feb-6° / -12°328.310.38.90.0
Mar / -7°379.29.411.40.0
Apr / -0°429.13.6141.7
May16° / 58110.616.45.0
Jun20° / 10°7512.3017.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8013017.36.2
Aug20° / 11°7712.7015.15.8
Sep14° / 60110.312.53.8
Oct / 6411.83.69.90.8
Nov-1° / -5°5010.28.67.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°4311.412.96.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54159
64060
74060
83961
93862
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153763
163565
173565
183565
193466
203466
213367
223367
233268
243268
253070
263070
272971
282971
292872
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Galich gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
538
638
739
839
940
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14732184
24831173
34931173
45130163
55230162
65429152
75528152
85628142
95927131
106027121
116027121
126226111
136326101
146326101
15652591
16652591
17672481
18672481
19692371
20692371
21712261
22712261
23722161
24732151
25742051
26751951
27761851
28791740
29801640
30811540
31831430

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 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 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:07 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:078:26
216.24:098:24
316.24:128:21
416.14:148:19
516.04:168:17
615.94:188:14
715.94:208:12
815.84:228:10
915.74:258:07
1015.64:278:05
1115.64:298:02
1215.54:318:00
1315.44:347:57
1415.34:367:54
1515.24:387:52
1615.14:407:49
1715.14:427:47
1815.04:457:44
1914.94:477:41
2014.84:497:38
2114.74:517:36
2214.74:547:33
2314.64:567:30
2414.54:587:27
2514.45:007:25
2614.35:037:22
2714.25:057:19
2814.15:077:16
2914.15:097:13
3014.05:127:10
3113.95:147:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Galich?

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
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Galich for sightseeing.

What to pack for Galich in August

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

In August, Galich sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Galich 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 Galich peaks around July 11 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Galich?

Galich sits at 58.4°N, 42.3°E, 110 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Buy, 48 km away.

Topography around Galich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around Galich is covered by trees (33%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
216 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Buy 48 km · Kineshma 106 km · Kostroma 108 km · Volgorechensk 125 km · Privolzhsk 127 km · Danilov 129 km · Vichuga 132 km · Gryazovets 133 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 Galich (58.3788°, 42.3463°, elevation 110 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).