Kataysk weather in August

In August, Kataysk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.9 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 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Kataysk's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kataysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kataysk is town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1655

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 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kataysk 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 15°C and 29°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)
12413
22413
32413
42413
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112312
122212
132212
142212
152212
162212
172212
182111
192111
202111
212111
222111
232011
242011
252010
262010
272010
281910
291910
301910
31199

How August really feels in Kataysk

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.

Kataysk 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-11° / -18°185.877.30.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.85.99.10.0
Mar-0° / -9°245.55.911.40.0
Apr10° / 316.92.213.92.4
May18° / 488.80.5165.9
Jun23° / 12°6110.7017.36.6
Jul24° / 14°7811.6016.86.7
Aug22° / 12°7011.9014.96.2
Sep15° / 469.10.112.54.5
Oct / 398.83.110.11.2
Nov-3° / -9°287.87.27.90.0
Dec-9° / -15°236.77.96.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54456
64357
74357
84258
94159
104060
114060
123961
133862
143862
153862
163763
173862
183763
193664
203763
213664
223664
233466
243466
253466
263466
273367
283466
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kataysk gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
538
638
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2437
2537
2636
2736
2835
2935
3034
3134

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15029201
25129191
35229181
45229181
55429170
65429170
75529160
85728150
95728150
105828140
116027130
126027130
136127120
146226111
156325111
166425101
17662491
18672391
19682381
20702271
21712171
22732061
23751960
24771850
25791740
26801640
27821530
28831430
29841420
30851320
31861220

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 4:57 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:578:54
215.94:598:52
315.85:018:50
415.75:038:48
515.75:058:46
615.65:078:44
715.55:098:41
815.55:118:39
915.45:138:37
1015.35:158:35
1115.35:178:32
1215.25:198:30
1315.15:218:28
1415.05:238:25
1515.05:258:23
1614.95:278:21
1714.85:298:18
1814.75:318:16
1914.75:338:13
2014.65:358:11
2114.55:378:08
2214.45:398:06
2314.45:418:03
2414.35:438:00
2514.25:457:58
2614.15:477:55
2714.15:497:53
2814.05:517:50
2913.95:537:47
3013.85:557:45
3113.75:577:42

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 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 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
74.5Bright
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
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kataysk?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kataysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kataysk in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Kataysk 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 Kataysk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kataysk 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 Kataysk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1915 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kataysk?

Kataysk sits at 56.3°N, 62.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamensk-Ural’skiy, 42 km away.

Topography around Kataysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kataysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kataysk is covered by trees (37%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (35%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kamensk-Ural’skiy 42 km · Kamyshlov 63 km · Bogdanovich 63 km · Shadrinsk 69 km · Sukhoy Log 77 km · Zarechnyy 96 km · Reftinskiy 105 km · Asbest 105 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 Kataysk (56.2885°, 62.5812°, elevation 120 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).