Pestovo weather in August

In August, Pestovo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 80 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pestovo's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pestovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:06 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Pestovo is human settlement in Pestovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1918

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pestovo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92211
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
162111
172011
182011
192010
202010
212010
222010
231910
241910
251910
26199
27199
28199
29189
30189
31189

How August really feels in Pestovo

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.

Pestovo 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-5° / -10°3810.8126.80.0
Feb-4° / -11°318.710.38.80.0
Mar / -7°348.77.811.40.0
Apr / -1°409.53141.9
May17° / 6912.30.416.54.9
Jun20° / 10°8813017.95.7
Jul23° / 12°9613.5017.36.1
Aug20° / 11°8012.5015.25.9
Sep15° / 5911.10.112.54.0
Oct / 6112.22.69.90.9
Nov / -4°5010.76.87.50.0
Dec-4° / -8°4511.711.56.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54159
63961
73961
83961
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143565
153565
163466
173367
183367
193268
203268
213268
223169
233070
243070
253070
262971
272872
282872
292872
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pestovo gets around 80 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
640
740
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14833172
24933162
35133151
45233141
55333131
65433121
75533111
85732101
9583291
10583291
11603181
12603181
13613081
14623071
15632971
16642871
17652861
18662761
19672661
20672661
21682561
22702451
23712351
24722251
25732151
26732151
27762040
28771940
29781840
30791740
31801640

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:328:53
216.34:348:51
316.24:378:49
416.14:398:47
516.14:418:44
616.04:438:42
715.94:458:39
815.84:488:37
915.74:508:34
1015.74:528:32
1115.64:548:29
1215.54:578:27
1315.44:598:24
1415.35:018:22
1515.35:038:19
1615.25:068:16
1715.15:088:14
1815.05:108:11
1914.95:128:08
2014.85:158:05
2114.85:178:03
2214.75:198:00
2314.65:217:57
2414.55:247:54
2514.45:267:51
2614.35:287:48
2714.35:317:46
2814.25:337:43
2914.15:357:40
3014.05:377:37
3113.95:407:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pestovo?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pestovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pestovo in August

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

In August, Pestovo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Pestovo 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 Pestovo 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pestovo?

Pestovo sits at 58.6°N, 35.8°E, 129 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Udomlya, 92 km away.

Topography around Pestovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pestovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m.

The land around Pestovo is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
168 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Udomlya 92 km · Bezhetsk 104 km · Borovichi 112 km · Bologoye 129 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 133 km · Cherepovets 135 km · Pikalëvo 139 km · Boksitogorsk 149 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 Pestovo (58.5938°, 35.8024°, elevation 129 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).