Orenburg weather in August

In August, Orenburg sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Orenburg's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Orenburg is city in the south of Russia.

Density
2,181/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Orenburg reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22916
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42916
52816
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72816
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How August really feels in Orenburg

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.

Orenburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°338.710.38.10.0
Feb-7° / -15°286.67.49.60.0
Mar-0° / -9°337.96.511.50.0
Apr13° / 337.11.213.63.7
May22° / 357.5015.47.1
Jun27° / 14°357016.47.1
Jul28° / 16°326.70166.4
Aug27° / 14°275.7014.47.2
Sep20° / 296.2012.46.8
Oct11° / 377.60.910.42.9
Nov / -6°327.658.60.0
Dec-6° / -13°348.297.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136238
146337
156337
166337
176238
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196139
206139
216040
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255842
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275644
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295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Orenburg gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3017
3117

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162299
263289
364279
465278
566268
668257
769247
871236
971236
1073225
1174215
1275205
1377194
1478184
1580173
1681163
1781163
1883152
1984142
2085132
2185132
2287121
2388111
2489101
2589101
269091
279280
289370
299370
309460
319550

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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2712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 9:04 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:479:04
215.25:489:03
315.25:509:01
415.15:518:59
515.15:538:58
615.05:558:56
715.05:568:54
814.95:588:52
914.95:598:50
1014.86:018:49
1114.76:038:47
1214.76:048:45
1314.66:068:43
1414.66:078:41
1514.56:098:39
1614.46:118:37
1714.46:128:35
1814.36:148:33
1914.26:168:30
2014.26:178:28
2114.16:198:26
2214.16:218:24
2314.06:228:22
2413.96:248:20
2513.96:268:17
2613.86:278:15
2713.76:298:13
2813.76:318:11
2913.66:328:08
3013.56:348:06
3113.56:368:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Orenburg?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Orenburg for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Orenburg in August

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

In August, Orenburg sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Orenburg 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 Orenburg peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orenburg?

Orenburg sits at 51.8°N, 55.1°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sol’-Iletsk, 68 km away.

Topography around Orenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Orenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
329 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sol’-Iletsk 68 km · Saraktash 87 km · Kumertau 120 km · Meleuz 145 km · Sorochinsk 152 km · Kuvandyk 159 km · Aqsay 160 km · Mednogorsk 177 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 Orenburg (51.7671°, 55.0988°, elevation 124 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).