Kansk weather in August

In August, Kansk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kansk's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:15 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kansk is town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
1,054/km²
people per km²
Founded
1636

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 Kansk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kansk

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.

Kansk 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-15° / -23°124.26.67.30.0
Feb-11° / -21°124.26.59.10.0
Mar-2° / -13°154.9611.40.0
Apr / -3°277.83.713.81.4
May16° / 4611.80.8164.6
Jun23° / 11°5110.3017.36.6
Jul25° / 14°6110.7016.86.7
Aug22° / 11°5410014.96.4
Sep14° / 48110.312.53.9
Oct / -3°359.94.410.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°298.710.37.90.0
Dec-13° / -20°247.610.96.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94159
104159
114060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kansk gets around 54 mm of rain over 10 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
433
532
632
732
831
931
1031
1131
1232
1332
1432
1533
1634
1734
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2135
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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15034142
25234131
35334121
45533111
55633101
6573391
7593281
8593281
9613171
10643060
11652960
12672850
13672850
14682750
15702640
16712540
17732340
18752230
19762130
20782020
21801820
22811720
23821620
24841510
25861310
26871210
27881110
28891010
2991900
3092800
3193700

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 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 4:45 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:458:41
215.94:478:39
315.84:498:37
415.74:518:35
515.74:538:33
615.64:558:31
715.54:578:29
815.54:598:26
915.45:018:24
1015.35:038:22
1115.25:058:20
1215.25:078:17
1315.15:098:15
1415.05:118:13
1515.05:138:10
1614.95:158:08
1714.85:178:05
1814.75:198:03
1914.75:218:00
2014.65:237:58
2114.55:257:55
2214.45:277:53
2314.45:297:50
2414.35:317:48
2514.25:337:45
2614.15:357:42
2714.05:377:40
2814.05:397:37
2913.95:417:35
3013.85:437:32
3113.75:457:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kansk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kansk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kansk in August

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

In August, Kansk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kansk 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 Kansk peaks around June 19 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kansk 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 Kansk is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1819 µg/m³Dec 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr20Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kansk?

Kansk sits at 56.2°N, 95.7°E, 209 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ilanskiy, 22 km away.

Topography around Kansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Kansk is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ilanskiy 22 km · Borodino 60 km · Zelenogorsk 71 km · Zheleznogorsk 135 km · Tayshet 144 km · Sosnovoborsk 148 km · Berëzovka 162 km · Krasnoyarsk 174 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 Kansk (56.2022°, 95.7185°, elevation 209 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).