Grozny weather in August

In August, Grozny sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 61 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Grozny's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grozny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:08 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Grozny is capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia.

Density
917/km²
people per km²
Founded
1818

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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Grozny reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83020
93020
103020
113020
123019
133019
143019
153019
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262818
272818
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292817
302817
312717

How August really feels in Grozny

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.

Grozny weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°348.87.39.20.0
Feb / -3°337.35.510.20.1
Mar10° / 479.73.911.62.3
Apr16° / 579.60.513.25.0
May22° / 12°7411.8014.56.3
Jun27° / 17°769.9015.16.5
Jul30° / 19°618.4014.95.5
Aug30° / 19°617.9013.85.7
Sep24° / 14°628.4012.37.2
Oct17° / 488.20.210.85.8
Nov / 407.61.99.52.1
Dec / -2°317.45.18.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
97030
107030
116931
126832
136733
146733
156634
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196634
206634
216634
226535
236535
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286436
296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Grozny gets around 61 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
624
724
824
925
1025
1125
1225
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121848303
221847303
321947303
421947303
521946303
621946303
731946303
831945302
931945312
1031945312
1141945312
1241946311
1341946311
1441946301
1541946301
1651947291
1751947281
1852047281
1962046270
2062146260
2162246260
2272345250
2372544240
2482644220
2582743210
2692842200
27102941190
28113041180
29133040170
30143039170
31153138160

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:517:16
214.44:527:14
314.34:537:13
414.34:547:12
514.34:557:11
614.24:567:09
714.24:577:08
814.14:597:07
914.15:007:05
1014.15:017:04
1114.05:027:03
1214.05:037:01
1313.95:047:00
1413.95:056:58
1513.85:066:57
1613.85:086:55
1713.75:096:54
1813.75:106:52
1913.75:116:50
2013.65:126:49
2113.65:136:47
2213.55:146:46
2313.55:156:44
2413.45:176:42
2513.45:186:40
2613.35:196:39
2713.35:206:37
2813.25:216:35
2913.25:226:34
3013.15:236:32
3113.15:256:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Grozny?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Grozny for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Grozny in August

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

In August, Grozny sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Grozny in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grozny peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Grozny 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 Grozny is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1919 µg/m³Dec 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Grozny?

Grozny sits at 43.3°N, 45.7°E, 128 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Argun, 15 km away.

Topography around Grozny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grozny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,815 m.

The land around Grozny is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (27%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
3,815 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Argun 15 km · Urus-Martan 24 km · Shali 25 km · Tsotsin-Yurt 26 km · Avtury 30 km · Gudermes 34 km · Kurchaloy 34 km · Achkhoy-Martan 35 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 Grozny (43.312°, 45.6889°, elevation 128 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).