Maykop weather in August

In August, Maykop sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Maykop's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maykop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Maykop is city in the south of Russia.

Density
461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Maykop reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
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282715
292715
302715
312715

How August really feels in Maykop

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.

Maykop weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6911.3790.0
Feb / -4°539.65.310.10.4
Mar10° / 71124.411.62.3
Apr16° / 7011.90.513.24.8
May21° / 10°9513.80.114.66.0
Jun25° / 14°8713015.36.5
Jul28° / 17°649.10156.6
Aug28° / 16°558.6013.96.5
Sep24° / 12°618.3012.37.4
Oct18° / 738.90.210.75.9
Nov11° / 729.52.49.42.7
Dec / -3°7310.868.70.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138218
148218
158218
168218
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188218
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288020
297921
307921
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maykop gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112735243
2122635242
3132635242
4142535242
5152534242
6162434241
7162435241
8172435231
9172435231
10182435221
11182436211
12182436211
13192536201
14192536191
15192637181
16192637171
17202637161
18202737151
19212737141
20222837131
21232837121
22242837101
2325293690
2427293680
2528293570
2630293470
2731293360
2833303250
2935303150
3036303040
3138302840

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:107:41
214.55:117:40
314.45:127:39
414.45:137:38
514.45:147:36
614.35:167:35
714.35:177:34
814.25:187:32
914.25:197:31
1014.25:207:29
1114.15:217:28
1214.15:237:26
1314.05:247:25
1414.05:257:23
1513.95:267:22
1613.95:277:20
1713.85:297:18
1813.85:307:17
1913.75:317:15
2013.75:327:13
2113.65:337:12
2213.65:357:10
2313.55:367:08
2413.55:377:07
2513.45:387:05
2613.45:397:03
2713.35:417:01
2813.35:426:59
2913.25:436:58
3013.25:446:56
3113.15:456:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Maykop?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Maykop for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Maykop in August

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

In August, Maykop sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maykop in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maykop peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maykop?

Maykop sits at 44.6°N, 40.1°E, 228 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 26 km away.

Topography around Maykop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maykop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,754 m.

The land around Maykop is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Belorechensk 26 km · Giaginskaya 28 km · Apsheronsk 34 km · Kurganinsk 49 km · Khadyzhensk 49 km · Labinsk 50 km · Mostovskoy 59 km · Ust’-Labinsk 75 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 Maykop (44.6079°, 40.1024°, elevation 228 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).