Kusa weather in August

In August, Kusa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kusa's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kusa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kusa is human settlement in Kusinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 Kusa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22111
32111
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112011
122011
132011
142010
152010
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191910
201910
21199
22199
23199
24189
25189
26189
27189
28188
29178
30178
31178

How August really feels in Kusa

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.

Kusa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°206.49.27.50.0
Feb-8° / -17°175.77.99.20.0
Mar-1° / -10°297.99.611.40.0
Apr / -2°398.64.513.81.5
May16° / 6011.11.215.94.8
Jun20° / 7513.90.117.15.7
Jul22° / 12°9413.9016.65.9
Aug20° / 10°7914.1014.85.5
Sep14° / 6012.31.112.53.6
Oct / -1°5712.67.210.10.7
Nov-3° / -10°349.710.98.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°257.410.36.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54159
64060
73961
83862
93862
103763
113664
123664
133466
143466
153367
163367
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
252872
262872
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kusa gets around 79 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
744
844
944
1045
1145
1245
1346
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2446
2546
2645
2745
2844
2943
3043
3142

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1553213
2563212
3573211
4583111
5593110
661309
762308
863298
965287
1065287
1167276
1268266
1370255
1471245
1572235
1673225
1774215
1876204
1977194
2079174
2181163
2282153
2383143
2485132
2586122
2687112
2788102
289091
299181
309271
319361

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
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.85:149:02
215.75:169:00
315.75:188:58
415.65:208:56
515.55:228:54
615.55:248:52
715.45:268:50
815.35:278:48
915.35:298:46
1015.25:318:44
1115.15:338:41
1215.15:358:39
1315.05:378:37
1414.95:398:35
1514.95:418:32
1614.85:438:30
1714.75:458:28
1814.65:478:25
1914.65:498:23
2014.55:508:20
2114.45:528:18
2214.45:548:16
2314.35:568:13
2414.25:588:11
2514.16:008:08
2614.16:028:06
2714.06:048:03
2813.96:068:00
2913.86:087:58
3013.86:107:55
3113.76:127:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kusa

In seasonPeak

In August, Kusa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kusa's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kusa?

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
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kusa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kusa in August

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

In August, Kusa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kusa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kusa peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kusa?

Kusa sits at 55.3°N, 59.4°E, 367 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zlatoust, 24 km away.

Topography around Kusa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kusa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m.

The land around Kusa is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
1,293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zlatoust 24 km · Satka 42 km · Karabash 51 km · Miass 54 km · Bakal 60 km · Chebarkul’ 72 km · Kyshtym 81 km · Trëkhgornyy 86 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 Kusa (55.345°, 59.44°, elevation 367 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).