Nizhneudinsk weather in August

In August, Nizhneudinsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nizhneudinsk's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhneudinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 8:50 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Nizhneudinsk is human settlement in Nizhneudinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
516/km²
people per km²
Founded
1648

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nizhneudinsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102111
112111
122111
132110
142110
152110
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28188
29188
30187
31187

How August really feels in Nizhneudinsk

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.

Nizhneudinsk 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-14° / -24°935.27.60.0
Feb-8° / -21°1045.99.30.0
Mar-0° / -13°185.66.911.40.0
Apr / -3°329.35.613.81.3
May15° / 5813.12.215.84.3
Jun21° / 8713.80.1175.8
Jul23° / 12°8913.7016.56.1
Aug20° / 10°9614.4014.75.6
Sep14° / 6912.81.112.53.6
Oct / -4°359.25.410.20.6
Nov-5° / -14°2279.28.10.0
Dec-12° / -21°175.88.770.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83862
93862
103763
113664
123664
133664
143466
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
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243565
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nizhneudinsk gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
348
448
548
648
747
847
947
1047
1147
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14641121
24840121
34940111
45039101
5523891
6533881
7553681
8573571
9593461
10603361
11633151
12643051
13662941
14682741
15702631
16712531
17742321
18762220
19772120
20801910
21811810
22831610
23841510
24861310
25891100
26901000
2791900
2893700
2994600
3095500
3196400

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 9:22 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:389:22
215.75:409:20
315.65:429:18
415.55:439:16
515.55:459:14
615.45:479:12
715.35:499:10
815.35:519:08
915.25:539:06
1015.25:549:04
1115.15:569:01
1215.05:588:59
1314.96:008:57
1414.96:028:55
1514.86:048:52
1614.76:068:50
1714.76:088:48
1814.66:108:46
1914.56:118:43
2014.56:138:41
2114.46:158:38
2214.36:178:36
2314.26:198:34
2414.26:218:31
2514.16:238:29
2614.06:258:26
2713.96:278:24
2813.96:298:21
2913.86:318:19
3013.76:328:16
3113.76:348:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nizhneudinsk

In seasonPeak

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

Nizhneudinsk's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Nizhneudinsk?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nizhneudinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nizhneudinsk in August

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

In August, Nizhneudinsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.6× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1820 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr22Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhneudinsk?

Nizhneudinsk sits at 54.9°N, 99.0°E, 412 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tulun, 106 km away.

Topography around Nizhneudinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhneudinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,105 m.

The land around Nizhneudinsk is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
1,105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tulun 106 km · Tayshet 132 km · Chunskiy 137 km · Vikhorevka 191 km · Bratsk 212 km · Sayansk 221 km · Zima 224 km · Ilanskiy 238 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 Nizhneudinsk (54.9072°, 99.034°, elevation 412 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).