Kachkanar weather in August

In August, Kachkanar sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kachkanar's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kachkanar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kachkanar is human settlement in Kachkanar Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
139/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kachkanar reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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)
12112
22111
32111
42111
52011
62011
72011
82011
92011
102010
111910
121910
131910
141910
151910
161810
171810
18189
19189
20189
21179
22179
23179
24179
25178
26178
27168
28168
29168
30168
31167

How August really feels in Kachkanar

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.

Kachkanar 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-12° / -18°2068.56.70.0
Feb-9° / -16°154.86.68.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°297.58.811.40.0
Apr / -2°388.75.2141.0
May15° / 5610.71.316.54.3
Jun20° / 9013.20.117.95.6
Jul22° / 12°8312.8017.36.1
Aug18° / 10°8713015.25.3
Sep12° / 6711.50.912.63.0
Oct / -1°46105.59.90.4
Nov-5° / -10°338.58.77.50.0
Dec-10° / -16°216.48.56.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
122971
132971
142872
152773
162773
172674
182575
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242377
252377
262278
272278
282179
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kachkanar gets around 87 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1541
1642
1742
1843
1943
2044
2144
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16027121
26127111
36227101
46227101
5642691
6642691
7672580
8672580
9692470
10702370
11722260
12722260
13732160
14752050
15761950
16771850
17781750
18801640
19811540
20811540
21831430
22841330
23851230
24851230
25871120
26881020
27881020
2889920
2990820
3091720
3192710

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 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 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 9:19 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:579:19
216.34:599:17
316.25:019:15
416.15:039:12
516.15:069:10
616.05:089:08
715.95:109:05
815.85:129:03
915.85:159:00
1015.75:178:58
1115.65:198:55
1215.55:218:53
1315.45:248:50
1415.45:268:47
1515.35:288:45
1615.25:308:42
1715.15:338:39
1815.05:358:36
1914.95:378:34
2014.95:408:31
2114.85:428:28
2214.75:448:25
2314.65:468:23
2414.55:498:20
2514.45:518:17
2614.35:538:14
2714.35:568:11
2814.25:588:08
2914.16:008:05
3014.06:028:02
3113.96:058:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kachkanar?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kachkanar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kachkanar in August

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

In August, Kachkanar sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kachkanar 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 Kachkanar peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kachkanar?

Kachkanar sits at 58.7°N, 59.5°E, 366 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnyaya Tura, 23 km away.

Topography around Kachkanar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kachkanar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m.

The land around Kachkanar is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
811 m
80 km
1,060 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Nizhnyaya Tura 23 km · Kushva 48 km · Krasnoural’sk 49 km · Nizhny Tagil 91 km · Verkhnyaya Salda 96 km · Nizhnyaya Salda 100 km · Chusovoy 107 km · Gubakha 112 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 Kachkanar (58.7002°, 59.4839°, elevation 366 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).