Gorodets weather in August

In August, Gorodets sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gorodets's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorodets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:42 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Gorodets is town in Russia founded in 1152, Nizhny Novgorod region.

Density
1,870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1152

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gorodets reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92313
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
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202112
212112
222112
232012
242011
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272011
281911
291911
301910
311910

How August really feels in Gorodets

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.

Gorodets weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°3910.712.57.20.0
Feb-6° / -11°338.59.99.10.0
Mar / -6°338.77.911.40.0
Apr10° / 388.92.313.92.2
May18° / 4910.30.316.15.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.7017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7111.9016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6710.9014.96.4
Sep15° / 5710.30.112.54.5
Oct / 6511.92.7101.1
Nov-0° / -4°479.97.77.80.0
Dec-5° / -9°4511.3126.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104555
114456
124456
134555
144555
154456
164456
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
233961
243862
253862
263763
273763
283565
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gorodets gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13632266
23732265
33831255
44031255
54131245
64230234
74330224
84530214
94630204
104730203
114831193
124931183
134931173
145031172
155131162
165230162
175330152
185430142
195729131
205829121
216028111
226127111
236326101
24652591
25672481
26692380
27712270
28742060
29751960
30771850
31781750

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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 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 4:12 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:128:12
215.94:148:10
315.94:168:08
415.84:188:06
515.74:208:04
615.74:228:02
715.64:247:59
815.54:267:57
915.54:287:55
1015.44:307:53
1115.34:327:50
1215.24:347:48
1315.24:367:46
1415.14:387:43
1515.04:407:41
1614.94:427:38
1714.94:447:36
1814.84:467:33
1914.74:487:31
2014.64:507:28
2114.64:527:26
2214.54:557:23
2314.44:577:20
2414.34:597:18
2514.25:017:15
2614.25:037:13
2714.15:057:10
2814.05:077:07
2913.95:097:05
3013.85:117:02
3113.85:136:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gorodets?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gorodets for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorodets in August

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

In August, Gorodets sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Gorodets 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 Gorodets peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorodets?

Gorodets sits at 56.7°N, 43.5°E, 104 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zavolzh’ye, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gorodets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorodets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m.

The land around Gorodets is covered by cropland (28%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Zavolzh’ye 5.0 km · Novaya Balakhna 20 km · Dzerzhinsk 46 km · Nizhny Novgorod 49 km · Bor 49 km · Bogorodsk 62 km · Semënov 64 km · Kstovo 72 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 Gorodets (56.655°, 43.4727°, elevation 104 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).