Kursk weather in August

In August, Kursk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.8 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 39% 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 Kursk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Kursk is city in the south-west of Russia.

Density
2,352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1032

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 Kursk 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 31°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
82615
92614
102614
112514
122514
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232412
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312211

How August really feels in Kursk

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.

Kursk 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°419.59.98.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°378.88.19.60.0
Mar / -4°409.46.511.50.1
Apr13° / 4491.113.63.5
May19° / 5910.7015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6311016.36.7
Jul25° / 15°6611.70166.6
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.47.3
Sep18° / 548.5012.45.9
Oct11° / 549.51.110.42.5
Nov / -2°387.64.38.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°399.58.17.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56238
66337
76337
86337
96535
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156436
166238
176139
186040
195941
205743
215644
225644
235446
245347
255248
265050
274852
284852
294753
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kursk gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
430
529
628
728
827
926
1025
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2424
2524
2625
2725
2826
2926
3026
3127

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13535263
23735253
33835243
44035232
54235212
64434202
74534192
84734182
94933171
105033161
115232151
125331151
135630140
145729140
155928130
166027130
176226120
186425110
196524110
206723100
21692290
22702190
23722080
24741970
25751870
26761860
27781750
28791650
29801640
30811540
31821530

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012light 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 5:03 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:038:20
215.25:048:18
315.25:068:17
415.15:078:15
515.15:098:13
615.05:108:11
715.05:128:10
814.95:148:08
914.85:158:06
1014.85:178:04
1114.75:188:02
1214.75:208:00
1314.65:227:58
1414.65:237:56
1514.55:257:54
1614.45:267:52
1714.45:287:50
1814.35:307:48
1914.25:317:46
2014.25:337:44
2114.15:357:42
2214.15:367:40
2314.05:387:37
2413.95:407:35
2513.95:417:33
2613.85:437:31
2713.75:457:28
2813.75:467:26
2913.65:487:24
3013.55:507:22
3113.55:517:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
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 Kursk?

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 Kursk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kursk in August

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

In August, Kursk 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 Kursk 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 Kursk peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kursk?

Kursk sits at 51.7°N, 36.2°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurchatov, 35 km away.

Topography around Kursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Kursk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kurchatov 35 km · Shchigry 52 km · L’govskiy 63 km · Zheleznogorsk 89 km · Ryl’sk 105 km · Gubkin 106 km · Stroitel 106 km · Livny 124 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 Kursk (51.7269°, 36.1846°, elevation 187 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).