Kotlas weather in August

In August, Kotlas sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kotlas's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotlas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:11 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kotlas is city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kotlas reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22112
32112
42112
52111
62111
72111
82011
92011
102011
112011
122011
132011
141910
151910
161910
171910
181910
191810
201810
21189
22189
23189
24189
25179
26179
27179
28178
29178
30168
31168

How August really feels in Kotlas

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.

Kotlas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°319.812.560.0
Feb-7° / -14°298.110.58.40.0
Mar-1° / -9°328.49.111.30.0
Apr / -2°388.53.814.31.1
May15° / 5411.10.9174.2
Jun20° / 6811.4018.85.8
Jul23° / 12°7111.8018.16.4
Aug19° / 10°6712.4015.65.5
Sep13° / 6011.90.312.63.2
Oct / 6011.749.60.4
Nov-3° / -7°451110.56.90.0
Dec-7° / -12°3710.813.15.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73169
83169
93169
103070
112971
122872
132872
142773
152674
162674
172575
182575
192575
202575
212575
222575
232377
242377
252377
262377
272278
282278
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kotlas gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1740
1840
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2640
2740
2840
2940
3039
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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15427163
25526163
35626153
45726143
55925133
66025132
76224122
86324112
96424102
106524101
11672391
12672391
13682381
14692281
15692281
16722170
17722170
18732070
19751960
20751960
21761860
22781750
23791650
24791650
25811540
26821440
27841330
28851230
29861130
30871120
31881020

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:32 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:328:27
216.83:348:24
316.73:378:22
416.73:398:19
516.63:428:16
616.53:458:14
716.43:478:11
816.33:508:08
916.23:528:05
1016.13:558:02
1116.03:587:59
1215.94:007:56
1315.84:037:53
1415.84:057:50
1515.74:087:47
1615.64:117:44
1715.54:137:41
1815.44:167:38
1915.34:187:35
2015.24:217:32
2115.14:247:29
2215.04:267:26
2314.94:297:23
2414.84:317:20
2514.74:347:16
2614.64:377:13
2714.54:397:10
2814.44:427:07
2914.34:447:04
3014.24:477:00
3114.14:506:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kotlas?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kotlas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kotlas in August

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

In August, Kotlas sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kotlas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotlas peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kotlas?

Kotlas sits at 61.3°N, 46.7°E, 78 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Koryazhma, 27 km away.

Topography around Kotlas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotlas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Kotlas is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Koryazhma 27 km · Velikiy Ustyug 58 km · Ezhva 225 km · Syktyvkar 226 km · Vel’sk 245 km · Yemva 265 km · Shar’ya 327 km · Kirov 340 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 Kotlas (61.2566°, 46.6537°, elevation 78 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).