Kurchatov weather in August

In August, Kurchatov sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kurchatov's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurchatov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:29 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Kurchatov is Russian city.

Density
847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kurchatov reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82515
92515
102514
112514
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212413
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232413
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302211
312211

How August really feels in Kurchatov

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.

Kurchatov weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°419.9108.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°379.38.49.60.0
Mar / -4°419.76.511.50.1
Apr13° / 458.91.113.63.5
May19° / 6210.5015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6711.3016.36.6
Jul25° / 15°7011.9015.96.6
Aug24° / 13°517.7014.47.3
Sep18° / 538.7012.45.9
Oct11° / 549.31.110.42.5
Nov / -2°40848.60.0
Dec-2° / -6°409.78.27.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
46040
56139
66139
76139
86139
96238
106337
116337
126337
136337
146238
156238
166139
176040
185941
195842
205743
215644
225446
235347
245248
255149
265050
274852
284654
294654
304555
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kurchatov gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
428
527
626
726
825
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2525
2626
2726
2827
2928
3028
3129

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13535264
23635254
33835244
44034224
54134213
64334203
74534193
84634182
94834172
105033161
115133151
125232151
135431141
145530141
155829130
165829130
176028120
186227110
196326110
206525100
21672490
22692380
23702280
24722170
25732160
26752050
27761950
28781840
29791830
30801730
31821620

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 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
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:058:22
215.25:068:20
315.25:088:18
415.15:098:17
515.15:118:15
615.05:138:13
715.05:148:11
814.95:168:10
914.85:178:08
1014.85:198:06
1114.75:218:04
1214.75:228:02
1314.65:248:00
1414.55:257:58
1514.55:277:56
1614.45:297:54
1714.45:307:52
1814.35:327:50
1914.25:347:48
2014.25:357:46
2114.15:377:44
2214.05:387:41
2314.05:407:39
2413.95:427:37
2513.95:437:35
2613.85:457:33
2713.75:477:30
2813.75:487:28
2913.65:507:26
3013.55:527:24
3113.55:537:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kurchatov?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kurchatov in August

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

In August, Kurchatov sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kurchatov 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 Kurchatov peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kurchatov?

Kurchatov sits at 51.7°N, 35.7°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 28 km away.

Topography around Kurchatov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurchatov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Kurchatov is covered by cropland (39%) and water (29%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
412 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: L’govskiy 28 km · Kursk 35 km · Ryl’sk 70 km · Zheleznogorsk 80 km · Shchigry 87 km · Kovpakivskyi 102 km · Sumy 103 km · Zarichnyi 103 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 Kurchatov (51.6536°, 35.6865°, elevation 169 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).