Pechora weather in August

In August, Pechora sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 hours at the start of August to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pechora's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pechora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:06 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Pechora is city in Pechora Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 Pechora reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°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 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
4189
5189
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11169
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17158
18158
19158
20158
21157
22157
23147
24147
25147
26147
27147
28136
29136
30136
31136

How August really feels in Pechora

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.

Pechora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -21°319.812.84.40.0
Feb-13° / -19°257.710.47.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°32101211.20.0
Apr / -7°4210.49.114.70.0
May / -0°5612.14.618.31.3
Jun16° / 71120.920.94.4
Jul20° / 11°7411.4019.75.9
Aug16° / 7913.5016.34.2
Sep10° / 6913.71.112.71.8
Oct / -3°6814.810.49.20.0
Nov-7° / -12°4811.613.35.60.0
Dec-12° / -18°3810.914.43.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52278
62278
72179
82080
91981
101981
111981
121882
131882
141882
151684
161585
171585
181585
191486
201486
211486
221486
231486
241486
251585
261585
271585
281585
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pechora gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.5 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 rain averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
540
640
740
840
941
1041
1142
1242
1343
1443
1544
1645
1745
1846
1946
2046
2147
2247
2347
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771571
2781471
3781471
4801361
5801361
6811360
7811360
8821350
9821350
10831250
11841240
12841240
13841240
14861130
15861130
16861130
17871120
18881020
19881020
20881020
2190910
2290910
2391810
2491810
2592710
2693610
2793610
2894510
2994510
3096400
3196400

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 hours at the start of August to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 210 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:16 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.02:168:18
217.92:198:15
317.82:238:11
417.72:268:08
517.62:298:04
617.52:338:01
717.32:367:57
817.22:407:53
917.12:437:50
1017.02:467:46
1116.92:507:42
1216.82:537:39
1316.62:567:35
1416.53:007:31
1516.43:037:28
1616.33:067:24
1716.23:107:20
1816.13:137:16
1915.93:167:13
2015.83:207:09
2115.73:237:05
2215.63:267:01
2315.53:296:58
2415.43:336:54
2515.23:366:50
2615.13:396:46
2715.03:426:42
2814.93:466:39
2914.83:496:35
3014.63:526:31
3114.53:556:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 2.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pechora?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pechora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pechora in August

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

In August, Pechora sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Pechora in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pechora peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pechora?

Pechora sits at 65.1°N, 57.2°E, 60 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 97 km away.

Topography around Pechora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pechora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Pechora is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
649 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Usinsk 97 km · Inta 167 km · Sosnogorsk 235 km · Ukhta 244 km · Nar'yan-Mar 335 km · Narian-Mar 335 km · Vorgashor 399 km · Vorkuta 402 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 Pechora (65.1472°, 57.2244°, elevation 60 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).