Megion weather in August

In August, Megion sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 91 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Megion's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Megion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:14 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Megion is city in Russia in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra.

Founded
1910

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 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Megion reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52012
62012
72011
82011
92011
102011
111911
121911
131911
141911
151911
161910
171810
181810
191810
201810
211810
22179
23179
24179
25179
26169
27168
28168
29168
30158
31157

How August really feels in Megion

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.

Megion weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°207.19.56.10.0
Feb-14° / -21°176.17.68.50.0
Mar-5° / -13°278.29.711.30.0
Apr / -6°369.26.114.20.0
May11° / 5310.72.9172.6
Jun19° / 10°71120.218.75.6
Jul22° / 13°6310.30186.5
Aug18° / 10°9113.6015.55.2
Sep11° / 6311.80.912.62.5
Oct / -3°5012.68.59.70.1
Nov-9° / -15°3710.211.76.90.0
Dec-15° / -21°27911.65.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
112971
122971
132971
142872
152872
162773
172773
182674
192575
202575
212575
222575
232476
242476
252476
262278
272278
282278
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Megion gets around 91 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
439
540
640
741
841
942
1043
1143
1244
1344
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2744
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 (%)Muggy (%)
16225121
26325111
36424111
46424111
56623101
66623101
76722101
86722101
9682291
10682291
11692281
12692281
13692371
14702370
15712360
16722260
17732250
18732250
19742150
20752140
21762040
22781930
23791830
24801730
25821620
26841420
27851320
28871210
29891010
3090910
3191810

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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2712calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:36 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:368:28
216.83:388:25
316.73:418:22
416.63:438:20
516.53:468:17
616.43:488:14
716.33:518:12
816.33:538:09
916.23:568:06
1016.13:588:03
1116.04:018:00
1215.94:037:57
1315.84:067:54
1415.74:097:51
1515.64:117:49
1615.54:147:46
1715.44:167:43
1815.34:197:40
1915.24:227:36
2015.24:247:33
2115.14:277:30
2215.04:297:27
2314.94:327:24
2414.84:347:21
2514.74:377:18
2614.64:407:15
2714.54:427:12
2814.44:457:08
2914.34:477:05
3014.24:507:02
3114.14:526:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Megion

In seasonPeak

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

Megion'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 Megion?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Megion for sightseeing.

What to pack for Megion in August

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

In August, Megion sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Megion 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 Megion peaks around June 21 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Megion?

Megion sits at 61.0°N, 76.1°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnevartovsk, 27 km away.

Topography around Megion

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Megion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Megion is covered by trees (34%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nizhnevartovsk 27 km · Izluchinsk 44 km · Langepas 54 km · Pokachi 86 km · Strezhevoy 87 km · Raduzhny 139 km · Fedorovskiy 143 km · Surgut 146 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 Megion (61.0343°, 76.1068°, elevation 45 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).