Kotovo weather in August

In August, Kotovo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kotovo's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kotovo is human settlement in Kotovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kotovo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°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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42917
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How August really feels in Kotovo

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.

Kotovo 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-5° / -10°368.99.28.30.0
Feb-4° / -11°297.27.19.70.0
Mar / -5°3585.311.50.1
Apr14° / 397.40.813.54.1
May21° / 10°407.6015.26.9
Jun26° / 15°417.5016.17.1
Jul29° / 17°397.1015.76.4
Aug28° / 16°245.1014.37.1
Sep21° / 395.8012.47.0
Oct12° / 367.80.510.53.3
Nov / -3°3073.58.80.1
Dec-3° / -8°358.17.77.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
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276337
286238
296139
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kotovo gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
418
518
617
717
816
916
1015
1115
1215
1314
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15830111
25830111
36129100
46129100
5632890
6652780
7662680
8682570
9692470
10712360
11722260
12742150
13752050
14771940
15781840
16791830
17801730
18811630
19811630
20831520
21841420
22841420
23851410
24861310
25861310
26871210
27871210
28881110
29881110
30891010
3190910

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
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:337:40
215.14:357:39
315.04:367:37
415.04:387:36
514.94:397:34
614.94:417:32
714.84:427:31
814.84:447:29
914.74:457:27
1014.64:477:25
1114.64:487:23
1214.54:507:22
1314.54:517:20
1414.44:537:18
1514.44:547:16
1614.34:567:14
1714.24:577:12
1814.24:597:10
1914.15:007:08
2014.15:027:06
2114.05:037:04
2214.05:057:02
2313.95:067:00
2413.85:086:58
2513.85:106:56
2613.75:116:54
2713.65:136:51
2813.65:146:49
2913.55:166:47
3013.55:176:45
3113.45:196:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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65.6Bright
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115.4Bright
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185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kotovo?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kotovo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kotovo in August

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

In August, Kotovo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kotovo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotovo peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kotovo 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 Kotovo is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kotovo?

Kotovo sits at 50.3°N, 44.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamyshin, 50 km away.

Topography around Kotovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Kotovo is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kamyshin 50 km · Nikolayevsk 56 km · Zhirnovsk 74 km · Krasnoarmeysk 100 km · Frolovo 103 km · Yelan’ 103 km · Mikhaylovka 116 km · Kalininsk 134 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 Kotovo (50.3157°, 44.81°, elevation 126 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).