Norilsk weather in August

In August, Norilsk sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°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 20 h 06 min at the start of August to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Norilsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
4:28 AM – 9:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Norilsk is city in Russia.

Density
6,079/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 11°C by the end.

A typical August day in Norilsk reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 8°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5169
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11158
12158
13158
14158
15148
16148
17148
18148
19147
20147
21137
22137
23137
24136
25126
26126
27126
28115
29115
30115
31115

How August really feels in Norilsk

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.

Norilsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-24° / -30°328.81210.0
Feb-23° / -29°307.810.86.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°389.712.1110.0
Apr-9° / -16°459.510.915.40.0
May-1° / -7°5010.39.620.90.0
Jun11° / 6411.72.5242.3
Jul17° / 10°7511.2023.25.1
Aug14° / 8513.50.217.53.6
Sep / 7012.44.512.90.7
Oct-6° / -11°7414.114.88.50.0
Nov-18° / -23°479.612.32.90.0
Dec-23° / -28°421013.500.0

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 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42674
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212278
222179
232080
242080
252080
262179
272080
281981
291981
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Norilsk gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2390
3390
4400
5400
6410
7410
8420
9430
10430
11440
12440
13450
14450
15450
16450
17460
18460
19460
20450
21451
22451
23451
24441
25441
26441
27431
28431
29432
30422
31422

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
287121
388111
489101
589101
69091
79091
89091
99091
109091
119091
129091
139091
149091
159181
169181
179181
189181
199271
209271
219361
229361
239451
249541
259640
269730
279730
289820
299820
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 06 min at the start of August to 15 h 06 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 3:10 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 11:17 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.13:1011:17
219.93:1611:11
319.73:2111:05
419.53:2710:59
519.33:3310:53
619.23:3810:48
719.03:4310:42
818.83:4910:37
918.63:5410:31
1018.53:5910:26
1118.34:0410:21
1218.14:0910:15
1317.94:1410:10
1417.84:1810:05
1517.64:2310:00
1617.54:289:55
1717.34:329:50
1817.14:379:45
1917.04:419:40
2016.84:469:35
2116.74:509:30
2216.54:559:25
2316.44:599:20
2416.25:039:15
2516.05:089:10
2615.95:129:06
2715.75:169:01
2815.65:208:56
2915.45:258:51
3015.35:298:46
3115.15:338:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Norilsk?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Norilsk.

What to pack for Norilsk in August

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

In August, Norilsk sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Norilsk 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 Norilsk peaks around July 15 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norilsk?

Norilsk sits at 69.4°N, 88.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Talnakh, 17 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Norilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Norilsk is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, moss and lichen (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Talnakh 17 km · Kayyerkan 18 km · Dudinka 80 km · Novyy Urengoy 607 km · Tarko-Sale 666 km · Gubkinskiy 746 km · Nadym 789 km · Muravlenko 862 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 Norilsk (69.3535°, 88.2027°, elevation 76 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).