Mozhaysk weather in August

In August, Mozhaysk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mozhaysk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mozhaysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:16 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Mozhaysk is town and administrative centre of Mozhaysk Municipal Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,104/km²
people per km²
Founded
1231

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 Mozhaysk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12414
22314
32314
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122213
132212
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301910
311910

How August really feels in Mozhaysk

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.

Mozhaysk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°369.3107.40.0
Feb-3° / -9°338.59.69.20.0
Mar / -5°369.47.611.40.0
Apr11° / 398.62.113.82.6
May18° / 7112.30.115.95.4
Jun21° / 11°7712.5017.16.0
Jul23° / 14°8813.3016.66.3
Aug22° / 12°6911.6014.86.3
Sep16° / 6110.20.212.54.7
Oct / 5610.81.910.11.5
Nov / -3°459.45.680.0
Dec-3° / -7°39109.86.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114654
124555
134654
144456
154555
164357
174357
184258
194258
204258
214159
224159
234159
244060
253961
263961
273763
283763
293664
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mozhaysk gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
437
537
637
737
837
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2939
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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14037203
24137193
34237182
44337182
54437172
64537162
74637151
84737151
94836141
104936141
115035141
125135131
135234131
145333131
155532121
165532121
175731111
185830111
196029101
20622891
21632791
22652681
23672571
24692461
25702361
26722251
27742141
28752041
29781930
30801730
31821620

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:478:36
215.84:498:35
315.74:518:33
415.64:538:31
515.64:558:29
615.54:578:26
715.44:598:24
815.45:008:22
915.35:028:20
1015.25:048:18
1115.25:068:16
1215.15:088:13
1315.05:108:11
1414.95:128:09
1514.95:148:06
1614.85:168:04
1714.75:188:02
1814.75:207:59
1914.65:227:57
2014.55:247:55
2114.45:267:52
2214.45:287:50
2314.35:307:47
2414.25:317:45
2514.15:337:42
2614.15:357:40
2714.05:377:37
2813.95:397:34
2913.85:417:32
3013.85:437:29
3113.75:457:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mozhaysk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mozhaysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mozhaysk in August

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

In August, Mozhaysk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mozhaysk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mozhaysk peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mozhaysk?

Mozhaysk sits at 55.5°N, 36.0°E, 211 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tuchkovo, 30 km away.

Topography around Mozhaysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mozhaysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m.

The land around Mozhaysk is covered by trees (33%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Tuchkovo 30 km · Kubinka 43 km · Naro-Fominsk 46 km · Balabanovo 54 km · Obninsk 57 km · Zvenigorod 58 km · Volokolamsk 59 km · Yushkovo 60 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 Mozhaysk (55.5019°, 36.0272°, elevation 211 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).