Kingisepp weather in August

In August, Kingisepp sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kingisepp's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingisepp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:31 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kingisepp is city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,744/km²
people per km²
Founded
1384

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kingisepp reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12214
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102113
112113
122113
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311810

How August really feels in Kingisepp

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.

Kingisepp weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4611.411.86.60.0
Feb-3° / -8°379.69.18.70.0
Mar / -5°389.26.811.30.0
Apr / 409.92.614.11.9
May16° / 529.30.116.64.9
Jun20° / 11°8312.4018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7612.5017.56.3
Aug21° / 12°8713.7015.35.8
Sep15° / 6011.8012.64.3
Oct / 6212.51.89.81.4
Nov / -1°53125.57.30.0
Dec-1° / -5°5212.610.35.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64357
74258
84258
94258
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153862
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313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kingisepp gets around 87 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
441
541
642
742
843
943
1044
1144
1244
1345
1445
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2445
2545
2644
2743
2842
2942
3041
3140

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13940183
23940182
34040172
44240162
54340152
64441141
74541131
84641131
94741121
104741111
114840111
124940101
13504091
14504091
15514081
16524071
17533971
18543961
19553861
20563851
21573751
22583651
23603541
24613441
25633340
26653230
27663130
28682930
29692830
30722620
31732520

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 9:27 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:569:27
216.44:599:24
316.45:019:22
416.35:039:20
516.25:059:17
616.15:089:15
716.05:109:12
816.05:129:10
915.95:159:07
1015.85:179:04
1115.75:199:02
1215.65:228:59
1315.55:248:56
1415.55:268:54
1515.45:298:51
1615.35:318:48
1715.25:338:45
1815.15:368:43
1915.05:388:40
2014.95:418:37
2114.95:438:34
2214.85:458:31
2314.75:488:28
2414.65:508:25
2514.55:528:22
2614.45:558:19
2714.35:578:17
2814.25:598:14
2914.16:028:11
3014.16:048:08
3114.06:078:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kingisepp?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kingisepp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingisepp in August

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

In August, Kingisepp sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kingisepp in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kingisepp 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 Kingisepp peaks around July 12 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kingisepp?

Kingisepp sits at 59.4°N, 28.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Narva, 24 km away.

Topography around Kingisepp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingisepp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kingisepp is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
193 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Narva 24 km · Slantsy 41 km · Sosnovyy Bor 64 km · Kohtla-Järve 76 km · Lomonosov 88 km · Petrodvorets 88 km · Gatchina 88 km · Peterhof 92 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 Kingisepp (59.3763°, 28.6141°, elevation 33 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).