Kaluga weather in August

In August, Kaluga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kaluga's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaluga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:18 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kaluga is town and administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,019/km²
people per km²
Founded
1371

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kaluga reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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 Kaluga

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.

Kaluga 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-4° / -9°389.610.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -9°359.39.69.30.0
Mar / -5°378.97.111.50.0
Apr11° / 409.31.813.72.7
May18° / 6211.70.115.85.6
Jun22° / 12°7112.4016.96.1
Jul24° / 14°8513.4016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°6910.8014.76.6
Sep16° / 6210.30.212.54.9
Oct / 6010.71.510.21.8
Nov / -3°459.25.48.20.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.710.27.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85446
95446
105446
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125347
135248
145248
155149
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274060
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303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kaluga gets around 69 mm of rain over 10.8 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 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
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1136
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3136

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13636243
23737233
33937223
44037212
54137202
64237192
74337182
84537171
94637161
104737151
114737151
124836141
134936141
145135131
155234131
165234131
175433121
185532121
195731111
206029101
216128101
22632791
23652681
24682570
25702460
26712360
27732250
28752140
29762040
30781930
31791920

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:518:31
215.64:538:29
315.64:548:27
415.54:568:25
515.44:588:23
615.45:008:21
715.35:018:19
815.25:038:17
915.25:058:15
1015.15:078:13
1115.05:098:11
1215.05:118:09
1314.95:128:07
1414.85:148:05
1514.85:168:02
1614.75:188:00
1714.65:207:58
1814.65:227:55
1914.55:247:53
2014.45:257:51
2114.45:277:48
2214.35:297:46
2314.25:317:44
2414.15:337:41
2514.15:357:39
2614.05:377:36
2713.95:397:34
2813.85:407:31
2913.85:427:29
3013.75:447:26
3113.65:467:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
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174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kaluga?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kaluga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaluga in August

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

In August, Kaluga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kaluga 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 Kaluga peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaluga?

Kaluga sits at 54.5°N, 36.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Suvorov, 48 km away.

Topography around Kaluga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaluga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kaluga is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Suvorov 48 km · Aleksin 52 km · Maloyaroslavets 55 km · Kozel’sk 64 km · Obninsk 68 km · Protvino 71 km · Balabanovo 77 km · Sukhinichi 77 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 Kaluga (54.5306°, 36.27°, elevation 208 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).