Olenegorsk weather in August

In August, Olenegorsk sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 24 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Olenegorsk's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olenegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
4:19 AM – 9:23 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Olenegorsk is human settlement in Olenegorsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Olenegorsk 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11710
21710
31710
41710
5169
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11159
12159
13158
14158
15158
16158
17158
18148
19148
20148
21148
22147
23147
24147
25147
26137
27137
28137
29137
30136
31136

How August really feels in Olenegorsk

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.

Olenegorsk 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-9° / -15°237.89.41.80.0
Feb-9° / -14°216.78.46.90.0
Mar-4° / -10°277.99.7110.0
Apr / -5°308.78.615.20.0
May / 4410.95.419.81.2
Jun14° / 6411.70.8243.6
Jul17° / 10°7113.30.122.44.9
Aug15° / 6412.6017.14.0
Sep10° / 5411.70.812.81.9
Oct / -1°5111.16.78.70.1
Nov-3° / -8°2988.940.0
Dec-6° / -11°278.710.600.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32278
42278
52179
62080
71981
81981
91882
101783
111783
121783
131882
141882
151783
161783
171783
181783
191783
201882
211882
221882
231882
241882
251981
261981
271981
281882
291882
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Olenegorsk gets around 64 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1442
1542
1642
1741
1841
1940
2040
2139
2238
2338
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185114
285114
386113
487103
587103
687103
78992
88992
98992
109181
119181
129271
139271
149361
159460
169550
179550
189550
199640
209640
219640
229730
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 24 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 270 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:12 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 10:34 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.43:1210:34
219.23:1710:29
319.03:2210:24
418.93:2710:19
518.73:3110:14
618.63:3610:09
718.43:4010:05
818.33:4510:00
918.13:499:55
1017.93:549:51
1117.83:589:46
1217.64:029:41
1317.54:079:37
1417.44:119:32
1517.24:159:27
1617.14:199:23
1716.94:239:18
1816.84:289:14
1916.64:329:09
2016.54:369:05
2116.34:409:00
2216.24:448:56
2316.14:488:51
2415.94:528:47
2515.84:568:42
2615.64:598:38
2715.55:038:33
2815.45:078:29
2915.25:118:24
3015.15:158:20
3114.95:198:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 2.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Olenegorsk?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Olenegorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olenegorsk in August

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

In August, Olenegorsk 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 Olenegorsk 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 Olenegorsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Olenegorsk?

Olenegorsk sits at 68.1°N, 33.3°E, 170 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Monchegorsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Olenegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olenegorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Olenegorsk is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Monchegorsk 28 km · Kirovsk 61 km · Apatity 63 km · Murmansk 92 km · Polyarnyye Zori 92 km · Severomorsk 103 km · Kandalaksha 116 km · Polyarnyy 118 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 Olenegorsk (68.1432°, 33.2529°, elevation 170 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).