Nizhnyaya Salda weather in August

In August, Nizhnyaya Salda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nizhnyaya Salda's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnyaya Salda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:28 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Nizhnyaya Salda is human settlement in Nizhnyaya Salda Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1760

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 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nizhnyaya Salda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52112
62112
72112
82112
92112
102111
112011
122011
132011
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181910
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231810
24189
25189
26189
27189
28179
29179
30179
31178

How August really feels in Nizhnyaya Salda

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.

Nizhnyaya Salda weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -17°185.97.26.90.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.86.38.90.0
Mar-0° / -9°256.77.411.40.0
Apr / -1°357.83.7141.6
May16° / 5810.20.916.44.9
Jun21° / 10°8412.90.117.75.9
Jul23° / 13°8813.2017.26.2
Aug20° / 11°8513.2015.15.5
Sep13° / 6311.60.412.53.5
Oct / -0°4310.24.19.90.6
Nov-4° / -9°2987.97.60.0
Dec-9° / -15°206.38.46.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53664
63565
73466
83466
93466
103367
113268
123268
133169
143070
153070
162971
172971
182773
192773
202575
212575
222377
232377
242377
252377
262278
272179
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nizhnyaya Salda gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1342
1442
1543
1643
1743
1844
1944
2044
2145
2245
2345
2445
2544
2644
2744
2843
2943
3042
3142

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15327173
25526172
35526172
45626162
55725162
65925151
76025141
86025141
96125131
106225121
116324121
126424111
136624100
146624100
15682390
16682390
17702280
18722170
19722170
20732070
21742060
22751960
23771850
24781750
25801640
26811540
27831430
28841330
29851230
30871120
31881020

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:569:11
216.24:589:09
316.15:009:06
416.05:029:04
516.05:049:02
615.95:068:59
715.85:088:57
815.75:108:55
915.75:138:52
1015.65:158:50
1115.55:178:47
1215.45:198:45
1315.45:218:42
1415.35:238:40
1515.25:268:37
1615.15:288:35
1715.05:308:32
1814.95:328:29
1914.95:358:27
2014.85:378:24
2114.75:398:21
2214.65:418:18
2314.55:438:16
2414.55:468:13
2514.45:488:10
2614.35:508:07
2714.25:528:05
2814.15:548:02
2914.05:577:59
3014.05:597:56
3113.96:017:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nizhnyaya Salda?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nizhnyaya Salda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nizhnyaya Salda in August

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

In August, Nizhnyaya Salda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nizhnyaya Salda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nizhnyaya Salda peaks around June 21 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhnyaya Salda 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 Nizhnyaya Salda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 2015 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnyaya Salda?

Nizhnyaya Salda sits at 58.1°N, 60.7°E, 167 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Verkhnyaya Salda, 11 km away.

Topography around Nizhnyaya Salda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnyaya Salda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Nizhnyaya Salda is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
686 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Verkhnyaya Salda 11 km · Nizhny Tagil 48 km · Krasnoural’sk 51 km · Kushva 62 km · Alapayevsk 63 km · Nev’yansk 72 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 79 km · Kirovgrad 82 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 Nizhnyaya Salda (58.0776°, 60.7202°, elevation 167 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).