Magadan weather in August

In August, Magadan sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 107 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Magadan's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:22 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Magadan is city in northeastern Russia.

Density
315/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical August day in Magadan reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11311
21411
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51412
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101412
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How August really feels in Magadan

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.

Magadan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -19°174.66.36.50.0
Feb-15° / -19°133.64.98.70.0
Mar-10° / -15°235.67.211.30.0
Apr-3° / -8°265.56.614.10.0
May / -1°416.84.516.70.0
Jun / 547.80.118.21.1
Jul12° / 728.7017.63.0
Aug13° / 11°10710.6015.33.5
Sep / 849.70.512.61.9
Oct / -1°649.65.99.80.0
Nov-7° / -10°548.49.87.30.0
Dec-13° / -16°235.67.55.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133268
143268
153268
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313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Magadan gets around 107 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
431
531
632
732
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5937
6937
7946
8946
9955
10955
11964
12964
13973
14973
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:46 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:468:19
216.53:498:17
316.43:518:14
416.33:538:12
516.23:568:09
616.13:588:07
716.14:008:04
816.04:038:02
915.94:057:59
1015.84:077:57
1115.74:107:54
1215.74:127:51
1315.64:147:48
1415.54:177:46
1515.44:197:43
1615.34:227:40
1715.24:247:37
1815.14:267:35
1915.04:297:32
2015.04:317:29
2114.94:347:26
2214.84:367:23
2314.74:387:20
2414.64:417:17
2514.54:437:14
2614.44:457:11
2714.34:487:08
2814.34:507:05
2914.24:537:02
3014.14:556:59
3114.04:576:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Magadan

In seasonPeak

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

Magadan's rainy season runs June–November, 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 Magadan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magadan.

What to pack for Magadan in August

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

In August, Magadan sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Magadan in August

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr-1Bracing
May1Bracing
Jun6Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep10Bracing
Oct5Bracing
Nov2Bracing
Dec0Bracing

UV index in Magadan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magadan peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Magadan?

Magadan sits at 59.6°N, 150.8°E, 71 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Okha, 818 km away.

OkhaYelizovoPetropavlovsk-KamchatskyVilyuchinskNikolayevsk-on-AmureYakutskPoronayskKomsomolsk-on-Amur

Topography around Magadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magadan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Magadan is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
417 m
16 km
853 m
80 km
1,530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Okha 818 km · Yelizovo 847 km · Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 868 km · Vilyuchinsk 873 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 944 km · Yakutsk 1,170 km · Poronaysk 1,252 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 1,327 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 Magadan (59.5627°, 150.8021°, elevation 71 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).