Orël weather in August

In August, Orël sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Orël's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orël's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Orël is town and administrative center of Oryol Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1566

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Orël reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in Orël

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.

Orël 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-4° / -9°389.610.27.90.0
Feb-3° / -9°368.68.49.50.0
Mar / -4°368.66.611.50.1
Apr12° / 449.11.213.63.1
May19° / 5610.80.115.56.0
Jun22° / 12°6611.5016.66.4
Jul24° / 14°8212.6016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°609.5014.57.0
Sep17° / 5790.112.45.5
Oct10° / 569.81.310.32.2
Nov / -2°428.64.68.40.0
Dec-2° / -7°4110.19.37.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45644
55644
65644
75842
85842
95842
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264753
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284357
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304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Orël gets around 60 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
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531
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830
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1030
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1229
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1530
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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13636253
23836233
33936223
44136213
54235193
64435183
74535173
84735162
94834152
105034152
115133142
125232142
135531131
145630131
155729131
165928121
176027121
186226111
196226111
206425101
21662491
22682381
23702271
24702271
25732160
26752050
27762040
28781930
29791830
30801820
31811720

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:588:25
215.45:008:24
315.35:018:22
415.35:038:20
515.25:058:18
615.25:068:16
715.15:088:14
815.05:108:12
915.05:118:11
1014.95:138:09
1114.95:158:07
1214.85:178:05
1314.75:188:02
1414.75:208:00
1514.65:227:58
1614.55:237:56
1714.55:257:54
1814.45:277:52
1914.35:297:50
2014.35:307:47
2114.25:327:45
2214.25:347:43
2314.15:367:41
2414.05:377:38
2513.95:397:36
2613.95:417:34
2713.85:437:31
2813.75:447:29
2913.75:467:27
3013.65:487:24
3113.55:507:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Orël?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Orël for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Orël in August

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

In August, Orël sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orël in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orël peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orël?

Orël sits at 53.0°N, 36.1°E, 176 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mtsensk, 48 km away.

Topography around Orël

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orël has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m.

The land around Orël is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mtsensk 48 km · Karachev 75 km · Zheleznogorsk 85 km · Belëv 94 km · Plavsk 115 km · Livny 119 km · Kozel’sk 120 km · Bryansk 122 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 Orël (52.9688°, 36.0791°, elevation 176 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).