Kirovsk weather in August

In August, Kirovsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.3 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 18°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 36 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kirovsk's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Kirovsk is town of Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
291/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kirovsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°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)
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How August really feels in Kirovsk

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.

Kirovsk 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-4° / -8°3710.5116.40.0
Feb-4° / -9°2888.58.70.0
Mar / -5°348.66.811.30.0
Apr / 419.43.214.11.4
May15° / 52100.316.74.5
Jun20° / 12°7612.3018.35.8
Jul22° / 15°8212.4017.66.2
Aug20° / 13°8312.3015.35.9
Sep15° / 5711.4012.64.2
Oct / 63131.89.81.1
Nov / -2°5311.56.87.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4311.59.85.70.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44456
54357
64357
74357
84159
94060
104060
113961
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kirovsk gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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540
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3139

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13440215
23540204
33641194
43741183
53842173
63942163
74042152
84143142
94243132
104343122
114443121
124542111
134642111
144742101
15484191
16494191
17504181
18514081
19533971
20543871
21553771
22573661
23583561
24593461
25623350
26633250
27653050
28672940
29682840
30702640
31722530

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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512calm
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812light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 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 156 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 9:20 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:449:20
216.54:469:18
316.54:489:16
416.44:519:13
516.34:539:10
616.24:559:08
716.14:589:05
816.05:009:03
916.05:039:00
1015.95:058:57
1115.85:078:55
1215.75:108:52
1315.65:128:49
1415.55:158:46
1515.45:178:44
1615.45:198:41
1715.35:228:38
1815.25:248:35
1915.15:278:32
2015.05:298:29
2114.95:328:26
2214.85:348:23
2314.75:368:20
2414.65:398:17
2514.65:418:14
2614.55:448:11
2714.45:468:08
2814.35:498:05
2914.25:518:02
3014.15:537:59
3114.05:567:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
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104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
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 Kirovsk?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kirovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirovsk in August

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

In August, Kirovsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kirovsk in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in July at about 17°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
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Kirovsk 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 Kirovsk peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kirovsk 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 Kirovsk is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Nov 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kirovsk?

Kirovsk sits at 59.9°N, 31.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Otradnoye, 15 km away.

Topography around Kirovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Kirovsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Otradnoye 15 km · Nikol’skoye 23 km · Vsevolozhsk 23 km · Metallostroy 27 km · Kolpino 27 km · Kudrovo 27 km · Rybatskoye 28 km · Obukhovo 31 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 Kirovsk (59.88°, 30.9955°, elevation 12 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. 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).