Neftekumsk weather in August

In August, Neftekumsk sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Neftekumsk's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neftekumsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:07 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Neftekumsk is human settlement in Neftekumsky District, Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,386/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Neftekumsk reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°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 Neftekumsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 16 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
16
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Neftekumsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°226.44.390.0
Feb / -4°205.13.710.10.0
Mar / 327.92.411.62.1
Apr17° / 417.40.113.25.6
May24° / 12°448.4014.67.0
Jun30° / 18°417.2015.35.5
Jul33° / 20°406.10154.2
Aug32° / 19°305.5013.94.8
Sep25° / 14°366.4012.37.4
Oct17° / 366.40.110.75.9
Nov / 2661.79.41.7
Dec / -2°245.73.48.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Neftekumsk gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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218
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518
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3018
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12638307
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264234204
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 4:50 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:507:22
214.54:517:21
314.54:527:20
414.44:537:18
514.44:547:17
614.34:567:16
714.34:577:14
814.34:587:13
914.24:597:12
1014.25:007:10
1114.15:017:09
1214.15:037:07
1314.05:047:06
1414.05:057:04
1513.95:067:02
1613.95:077:01
1713.85:096:59
1813.85:106:57
1913.75:116:56
2013.75:126:54
2113.65:146:52
2213.65:156:51
2313.55:166:49
2413.55:176:47
2513.55:186:45
2613.45:206:44
2713.35:216:42
2813.35:226:40
2913.25:236:38
3013.25:246:36
3113.15:266:34

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 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Neftekumsk?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Neftekumsk in August

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

In August, Neftekumsk sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Neftekumsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Neftekumsk peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Neftekumsk in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Neftekumsk is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1818 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar19Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Neftekumsk?

Neftekumsk sits at 44.8°N, 45.0°E, 44 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Budyonnovsk, 65 km away.

Topography around Neftekumsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neftekumsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Neftekumsk is covered by grassland (67%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Budyonnovsk 65 km · Arzgir 92 km · Zelenokumsk 96 km · Mozdok 116 km · Blagodarnyy 128 km · Prokhladnyy 135 km · Staryy Malgobek 138 km · Georgiyevsk 138 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 Neftekumsk (44.7558°, 44.9925°, elevation 44 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).