Ostrov weather in August

In August, Ostrov sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ostrov's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostrov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:40 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ostrov is town in Pskov Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1341

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ostrov reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102213
112213
122213
132212
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242011
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272011
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292010
301910
311910

How August really feels in Ostrov

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.

Ostrov weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4111.39.87.10.0
Feb-2° / -8°348.9890.0
Mar / -4°369.35.811.40.1
Apr11° / 419.4213.92.7
May17° / 6211.10.116.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7912.9017.55.8
Jul23° / 13°6712.20176.4
Aug22° / 12°7611.60156.2
Sep16° / 5810.3012.54.8
Oct / 5911.71.4101.7
Nov / -1°5010.84.67.70.0
Dec-1° / -5°4110.48.56.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
143961
153961
163862
173763
183862
193862
203763
213664
223664
233763
243763
253664
263565
273565
283565
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ostrov gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
736
836
937
1037
1138
1239
1340
1440
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3037
3137

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14137203
24137192
34237182
44337182
54437172
64637161
74737151
84836151
94935141
105035141
115134141
125333131
135432131
145532121
155731111
165731111
175930101
18603091
19622981
20622981
21642871
22652861
23662761
24672751
25692641
26702541
27722431
28732331
29742231
30772120
31782020

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min 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 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 9:16 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.15:099:16
216.15:119:14
316.05:139:12
415.95:159:10
515.85:179:08
615.85:199:05
715.75:219:03
815.65:239:01
915.65:258:58
1015.55:278:56
1115.45:308:54
1215.35:328:51
1315.35:348:49
1415.25:368:46
1515.15:388:44
1615.05:408:41
1714.95:428:39
1814.95:448:36
1914.85:478:34
2014.75:498:31
2114.65:518:28
2214.55:538:26
2314.55:558:23
2414.45:578:20
2514.35:598:18
2614.26:018:15
2714.16:048:12
2814.16:068:09
2914.06:088:07
3013.96:108:04
3113.86:128:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ostrov?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ostrov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ostrov in August

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

In August, Ostrov sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Ostrov 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 Ostrov peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ostrov?

Ostrov sits at 57.3°N, 28.4°E, 70 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pskov, 53 km away.

Topography around Ostrov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostrov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Ostrov is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Pskov 53 km · Rēzekne 111 km · Otepää 136 km · Madona 140 km · Valga 146 km · Tartu 150 km · Velikiye Luki 174 km · Nevel’ 176 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 Ostrov (57.3438°, 28.3536°, elevation 70 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).