Luga weather in August

In August, Luga sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°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 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Luga's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:29 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Luga is town in Russia.

Density
3,086/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Luga reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52213
62213
72213
82212
92212
102212
112212
122112
132112
142112
152112
162112
172112
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192111
202011
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222011
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271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How August really feels in Luga

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.

Luga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°4310.811.16.70.0
Feb-3° / -9°348.78.68.80.0
Mar / -5°379.4711.40.0
Apr10° / 449.82.6142.3
May17° / 5811.10.216.55.0
Jun20° / 11°8913017.95.7
Jul23° / 13°7712.8017.36.2
Aug21° / 12°8312.5015.26.0
Sep15° / 5810.8012.64.4
Oct / 5912.31.89.91.3
Nov / -2°5411.45.77.40.0
Dec-1° / -6°4611.89.86.10.0

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
83961
93862
103862
113862
123763
133664
143664
153664
163565
173565
183466
193466
203466
213367
223367
233466
243466
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Luga gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
638
738
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2541
2641
2740
2839
2938
3038
3137

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14237174
24337173
34437163
44537153
54637152
64737142
74837132
84937122
95037122
105137111
115236111
125336101
135336101
14543691
15553591
16563581
17573571
18583471
19593461
20603361
21613351
22623251
23643141
24653041
25672931
26682831
27702730
28722530
29742420
30762220
31772120

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
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 9:18 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:559:18
216.34:579:16
316.25:009:13
416.25:029:11
516.15:049:09
616.05:069:06
715.95:089:04
815.85:119:01
915.85:138:59
1015.75:158:56
1115.65:178:54
1215.55:208:51
1315.45:228:49
1415.45:248:46
1515.35:278:43
1615.25:298:41
1715.15:318:38
1815.05:338:35
1914.95:368:32
2014.95:388:30
2114.85:408:27
2214.75:438:24
2314.65:458:21
2414.55:478:18
2514.45:498:16
2614.45:528:13
2714.35:548:10
2814.25:568:07
2914.15:598:04
3014.06:018:01
3113.96:037:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Luga?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Luga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luga in August

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

In August, Luga sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Luga 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 Luga peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Luga?

Luga sits at 58.7°N, 29.8°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Velikiy Novgorod, 86 km away.

Topography around Luga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Luga is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
173 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Velikiy Novgorod 86 km · Gatchina 95 km · Kingisepp 100 km · Kommunar 103 km · Tosno 107 km · Slantsy 109 km · Pavlovsk 110 km · Krasnoye Selo 112 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 Luga (58.7388°, 29.8476°, elevation 40 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).