Novaya Balakhna weather in August

In August, Novaya Balakhna sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Novaya Balakhna's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novaya Balakhna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:42 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Novaya Balakhna is human settlement in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,314/km²
people per km²
Founded
1536

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Novaya Balakhna reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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22414
32414
42414
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102313
112313
122313
132213
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212112
222112
232112
242112
252011
262011
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282011
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301911
311910

How August really feels in Novaya Balakhna

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.

Novaya Balakhna 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-6° / -11°3710.512.17.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°328.49.49.10.0
Mar / -6°328.37.311.40.0
Apr10° / 378.7213.92.4
May18° / 479.60.316.15.8
Jun22° / 12°7412.4017.36.2
Jul24° / 15°7011.8016.86.7
Aug22° / 13°6610.8014.96.4
Sep16° / 5610.30.112.54.6
Oct / 6411.62.310.11.2
Nov-0° / -4°459.77.37.90.0
Dec-5° / -9°431111.46.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84555
94456
104456
114456
124555
134456
144456
154357
164258
174258
184159
194159
204060
214060
223961
233961
243862
253763
263763
273664
283565
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Novaya Balakhna gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3134

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13632275
23732275
33831264
43931264
54031254
64230244
74330233
84430223
94531213
104631203
114731193
124831192
134931182
145031172
155031172
165131162
175330152
185530141
195630131
205829121
216028111
226128101
236227101
24642691
25672481
26702370
27712270
28742060
29751960
30771850
31781750

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1811calm
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2012calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:12 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:128:11
215.94:148:09
315.84:168:07
415.84:188:05
515.74:208:03
615.64:228:00
715.64:247:58
815.54:267:56
915.44:287:54
1015.44:307:51
1115.34:327:49
1215.24:347:47
1315.14:367:44
1415.14:387:42
1515.04:407:40
1614.94:427:37
1714.84:447:35
1814.84:467:32
1914.74:487:30
2014.64:507:27
2114.54:527:25
2214.54:547:22
2314.44:577:20
2414.34:597:17
2514.25:017:14
2614.15:037:12
2714.15:057:09
2814.05:077:06
2913.95:097:04
3013.85:117:01
3113.85:136:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Novaya Balakhna?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Novaya Balakhna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novaya Balakhna in August

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

In August, Novaya Balakhna sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Novaya Balakhna 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 Novaya Balakhna peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novaya Balakhna?

Novaya Balakhna sits at 56.5°N, 43.6°E, 72 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorodets, 20 km away.

Topography around Novaya Balakhna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novaya Balakhna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Novaya Balakhna is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gorodets 20 km · Zavolzh’ye 21 km · Dzerzhinsk 29 km · Nizhny Novgorod 30 km · Bor 32 km · Bogorodsk 44 km · Kstovo 53 km · Semënov 64 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 Novaya Balakhna (56.4899°, 43.6011°, elevation 72 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).