Medvezh’yegorsk weather in August

In August, Medvezh’yegorsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 18 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Medvezh’yegorsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medvezh’yegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:51 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Medvezh’yegorsk is human settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Density
1,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Medvezh’yegorsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°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)
12013
22013
32012
42012
52012
62012
72012
81912
91912
101912
111912
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251710
261710
27179
28169
29169
30169
31169

How August really feels in Medvezh’yegorsk

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.

Medvezh’yegorsk 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-7° / -12°369.611.75.40.0
Feb-7° / -12°288.19.98.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.79.811.20.0
Apr / -3°348.65.114.40.4
May12° / 5210.71.817.53.2
Jun18° / 7212.2019.55.3
Jul20° / 13°8413.9018.75.7
Aug18° / 11°8312.8015.85.3
Sep13° / 6512.2012.73.1
Oct / 5912.33.69.50.4
Nov-1° / -4°4911.58.86.40.0
Dec-5° / -9°451212.64.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73169
83169
93070
102872
112773
122773
132674
142674
152575
162575
172575
182476
192476
202575
212476
222476
232377
242377
252377
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Medvezh’yegorsk gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
543
643
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1941
2041
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15432122
25432122
35532112
45631112
55831101
6603091
7612991
8622981
9632881
10652771
11662671
12672661
13682561
14702451
15712351
16722341
17742231
18752131
19782020
20791920
21801820
22811810
23821710
24831610
25831610
26851500
27861400
28861400
29871300
30871300
31881200

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:08 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 9:29 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.34:089:29
217.24:119:26
317.24:149:23
417.14:169:20
517.04:199:17
616.94:229:14
716.84:259:10
816.74:289:07
916.64:319:04
1016.54:349:01
1116.44:368:58
1216.34:398:55
1316.24:428:51
1416.14:458:48
1515.94:488:45
1615.84:518:42
1715.74:548:38
1815.64:578:35
1915.55:008:32
2015.45:028:28
2115.35:058:25
2215.25:088:22
2315.15:118:18
2415.05:148:15
2514.95:178:11
2614.85:198:08
2714.75:228:05
2814.65:258:01
2914.55:287:58
3014.45:317:54
3114.35:347:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Medvezh’yegorsk?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Medvezh’yegorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Medvezh’yegorsk in August

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

In August, Medvezh’yegorsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Medvezh’yegorsk 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 Medvezh’yegorsk peaks around July 12 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Medvezh’yegorsk?

Medvezh’yegorsk sits at 62.9°N, 34.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 80 km away.

Topography around Medvezh’yegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medvezh’yegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Medvezh’yegorsk is covered by trees (58%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kondopoga 80 km · Segezha 93 km · Petrozavodsk 126 km · Onega 212 km · Podporozh’ye 223 km · Kontiolahti 235 km · Sortavala 235 km · Joensuu 241 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 Medvezh’yegorsk (62.9145°, 34.4586°, elevation 29 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).