Mtsensk weather in August

In August, Mtsensk sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mtsensk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtsensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:21 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Mtsensk is human settlement in Mtsensky District, Oryol Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mtsensk reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mtsensk

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.

Mtsensk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°399.910.57.80.0
Feb-3° / -9°3698.99.40.0
Mar / -5°368.36.511.50.0
Apr12° / 449.41.513.73.0
May19° / 58110.115.65.9
Jun22° / 12°6711.9016.66.3
Jul24° / 14°8413.2016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°639.7014.66.9
Sep17° / 589.50.112.45.3
Oct10° / 5710.11.110.32.1
Nov / -3°4294.78.40.0
Dec-3° / -7°42109.47.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
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35644
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75644
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95743
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264654
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294159
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mtsensk gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13636244
23737224
33837214
44037203
54137193
64237183
74337173
84437163
94637153
104736142
114836142
125035132
135134132
145233132
155432122
165531122
175730112
185929111
196128101
20632791
21652681
22662581
23682471
24702361
25722251
26742141
27752041
28772030
29781930
30791920
31801820

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:558:25
215.44:578:23
315.44:588:21
415.35:008:19
515.35:028:17
615.25:038:15
715.15:058:14
815.15:078:12
915.05:088:10
1015.05:108:08
1114.95:128:06
1214.85:148:04
1314.85:158:01
1414.75:177:59
1514.65:197:57
1614.65:217:55
1714.55:227:53
1814.45:247:51
1914.45:267:48
2014.35:287:46
2114.25:297:44
2214.25:317:42
2314.15:337:39
2414.05:357:37
2514.05:367:35
2613.95:387:32
2713.85:407:30
2813.85:427:28
2913.75:447:25
3013.65:457:23
3113.65:477:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mtsensk?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mtsensk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mtsensk in August

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

In August, Mtsensk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mtsensk 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 Mtsensk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mtsensk?

Mtsensk sits at 53.3°N, 36.6°E, 168 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orël, 48 km away.

Topography around Mtsensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtsensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m.

The land around Mtsensk is covered by cropland (32%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
175 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Orël 48 km · Belëv 66 km · Plavsk 67 km · Suvorov 94 km · Kozel’sk 100 km · Shchëkino 101 km · Yefremov 104 km · Karachev 108 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 Mtsensk (53.2788°, 36.5805°, elevation 168 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).