Novyy Urengoy weather in August

In August, Novyy Urengoy sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 24 min at the start of August to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Novyy Urengoy's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novyy Urengoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:42 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
79%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Novyy Urengoy is town in Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1975

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 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Novyy Urengoy 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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
41710
51710
6179
7179
8179
9179
10169
11169
12169
13169
14169
15169
16169
17168
18158
19158
20158
21158
22158
23147
24147
25147
26147
27137
28136
29136
30136
31126

How August really feels in Novyy Urengoy

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.

Novyy Urengoy 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-21° / -28°155.87.73.80.0
Feb-19° / -26°134.66.17.50.0
Mar-11° / -20°206.68.311.10.0
Apr-5° / -13°317.57.414.80.0
May / -4°4195.418.60.2
Jun14° / 6411.81.421.83.9
Jul19° / 11°599.7020.36.0
Aug15° / 7012.50.116.54.3
Sep / 46101.512.81.4
Oct-2° / -7°4811.810.790.0
Nov-13° / -20°278.510.15.20.0
Dec-19° / -26°207.19.62.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32872
42773
52674
62575
72575
82476
92377
102278
112278
122179
132179
142179
152080
162080
172179
182179
192080
202080
211981
221981
231882
241882
251783
261783
271783
281783
291684
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Novyy Urengoy gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
736
836
937
1038
1138
1239
1340
1441
1541
1642
1743
1843
1944
2044
2144
2244
2343
2443
2542
2642
2741
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841231
2841231
3861121
4861121
5871021
6871021
7871021
8871021
9871021
10861121
11871120
12871120
13861220
14861220
15861220
16861220
17861220
18861220
19861220
20871120
21871120
22871120
23891010
2490910
2591810
2691810
2792710
2893610
2995500
3095500
3196400

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 24 min at the start of August to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 228 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:48 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.42:489:11
218.32:519:07
318.12:559:04
418.02:599:00
517.93:038:56
617.83:068:52
717.63:108:48
817.53:148:44
917.43:178:40
1017.33:218:36
1117.13:248:32
1217.03:288:29
1316.93:328:25
1416.83:358:21
1516.63:398:17
1616.53:428:13
1716.43:468:09
1816.33:498:05
1916.13:538:01
2016.03:567:57
2115.94:007:53
2215.84:037:49
2315.64:077:45
2415.54:107:41
2515.44:147:37
2615.34:177:33
2715.14:217:29
2815.04:247:25
2914.94:277:21
3014.84:317:17
3114.64:347:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
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
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Novyy Urengoy?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Novyy Urengoy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novyy Urengoy in August

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

In August, Novyy Urengoy sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Novyy Urengoy 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 Novyy Urengoy peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Novyy Urengoy 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 Novyy Urengoy is worst in July — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 41.0× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1846 µg/m³Jan 211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb2Good
Mar5Good
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul49Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov2Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novyy Urengoy?

Novyy Urengoy sits at 66.1°N, 76.6°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tarko-Sale, 140 km away.

Salekhard

Topography around Novyy Urengoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novyy Urengoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Novyy Urengoy is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, wetland (49%) within 16 km, and wetland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
129 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Tarko-Sale 140 km · Gubkinskiy 183 km · Nadym 197 km · Muravlenko 274 km · Noyabrsk 326 km · Kogalym 437 km · Raduzhny 445 km · Salekhard 450 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 Novyy Urengoy (66.0833°, 76.6333°, elevation 45 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).