Kotel’nikovo weather in August

In August, Kotel’nikovo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kotel’nikovo's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotel’nikovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:09 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kotel’nikovo is human settlement in Kotelnikovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
491/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

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 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kotel’nikovo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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 Kotel’nikovo

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.

Kotel’nikovo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°368.86.98.70.0
Feb-0° / -7°307.55.69.90.0
Mar / -2°398.73.711.60.7
Apr15° / 347.10.213.34.9
May22° / 12°468.1014.97.1
Jun28° / 17°377.2015.76.7
Jul30° / 19°355.9015.45.5
Aug30° / 18°264014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°346012.47.4
Oct14° / 387.40.310.64.6
Nov / -1°326.92.29.10.5
Dec-0° / -5°388.75.68.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kotel’nikovo gets around 26 mm of rain over 4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
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1512
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1712
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3016
3117

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15030173
25130163
35229163
45428153
55428153
65627143
75726143
86124132
96223132
106323122
116422122
126522112
136721111
146821101
156821101
16692191
17682291
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19682291
20692281
21692281
22702280
23702280
24712270
25712270
26722170
27722170
28732070
29732070
30751960
31761860

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:497:38
214.84:507:37
314.74:517:35
414.74:537:34
514.64:547:32
614.64:557:31
714.54:577:29
814.54:587:28
914.44:597:26
1014.45:017:25
1114.35:027:23
1214.35:037:21
1314.25:057:20
1414.25:067:18
1514.15:077:16
1614.15:097:14
1714.05:107:13
1814.05:117:11
1913.95:137:09
2013.95:147:07
2113.85:167:05
2213.85:177:03
2313.75:187:01
2413.75:206:59
2513.65:216:57
2613.65:236:56
2713.55:246:54
2813.45:256:52
2913.45:276:50
3013.35:286:48
3113.35:296:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kotel’nikovo?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kotel’nikovo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kotel’nikovo in August

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

In August, Kotel’nikovo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kotel’nikovo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotel’nikovo peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kotel’nikovo 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 Kotel’nikovo is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Jun 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kotel’nikovo?

Kotel’nikovo sits at 47.6°N, 43.1°E, 50 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zimovniki, 74 km away.

Topography around Kotel’nikovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotel’nikovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m.

The land around Kotel’nikovo is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
160 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zimovniki 74 km · Volgodonsk 75 km · Tsimlyansk 79 km · Surovikino 111 km · Orlovskiy 118 km · Kalach-na-Donu 121 km · Morozovsk 126 km · Proletarsk 149 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 Kotel’nikovo (47.6301°, 43.1416°, elevation 50 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).