Nikel weather in August

In August, Nikel sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 12 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nikel's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
4:19 AM – 9:47 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Nikel is town in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,028/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nikel reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
9159
10159
11158
12158
13158
14158
15158
16158
17158
18148
19148
20148
21147
22147
23147
24147
25147
26147
27137
28137
29137
30137
31137

How August really feels in Nikel

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.

Nikel 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-8° / -13°257.68.910.0
Feb-7° / -13°206.37.66.50.0
Mar-3° / -9°257.810110.0
Apr / -5°329915.40.0
May / 5012.55.520.91.0
Jun13° / 6912.90.9243.0
Jul16° / 7212.9023.24.6
Aug15° / 6611.9017.54.0
Sep10° / 5211.50.412.92.0
Oct / -1°5011.66.48.40.1
Nov-3° / -7°277.58.22.90.0
Dec-5° / -11°288.810.200.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31783
41684
51585
61585
71486
81486
91387
101387
111387
121486
131486
141585
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201783
211783
221783
231981
241981
251981
261981
272080
281981
291981
301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nikel gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.9 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 (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2937
3036
3136

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
39091
49181
59181
69181
79271
89271
99361
109460
119550
129550
139640
149640
159730
169730
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 12 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 300 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:00 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 11:10 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.23:0011:10
220.03:0611:04
319.83:1210:58
419.63:1810:52
519.43:2410:46
619.23:2910:41
719.03:3410:35
818.83:4010:29
918.73:4510:24
1018.53:5010:19
1118.33:5510:13
1218.14:0010:08
1318.04:0510:03
1417.84:109:58
1517.64:149:53
1617.54:199:47
1717.34:249:42
1817.24:289:37
1917.04:339:32
2016.84:379:27
2116.74:429:22
2216.54:469:17
2316.44:519:13
2416.24:559:08
2516.14:599:03
2615.95:038:58
2715.85:088:53
2815.65:128:48
2915.55:168:43
3015.35:208:39
3115.25:258:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 2.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nikel?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Nikel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nikel in August

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

In August, Nikel sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Nikel in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in March near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun7Bracing
Jul10Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep9Bracing
Oct7Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Nikel in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nikel peaks around July 13 at about 4 (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 2 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikel?

Nikel sits at 69.4°N, 30.2°E, 98 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zapolyarnyy, 23 km away.

Topography around Nikel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Nikel is covered by water (27%), trees (26%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
676 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Zapolyarnyy 23 km · Murmansk 124 km · Polyarnyy 128 km · Severomorsk 131 km · Olenegorsk 187 km · Monchegorsk 196 km · Kovdor 206 km · Apatity 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 Nikel (69.4129°, 30.222°, elevation 98 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).