Petrovsk weather in August

In August, Petrovsk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Petrovsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:48 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Petrovsk is city in Russia.

Density
782/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Petrovsk reaches about 24°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 31°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
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102614
112514
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312211

How August really feels in Petrovsk

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.

Petrovsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°408.910.780.0
Feb-6° / -12°337.98.79.50.0
Mar / -7°388.27.611.50.0
Apr11° / 417.81.713.63.0
May20° / 478.60.115.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5910.9016.46.8
Jul26° / 15°548.90167.0
Aug24° / 13°467.3014.57.4
Sep18° / 497.6012.45.9
Oct10° / 448.8110.32.2
Nov / -4°398.25.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°409.4107.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56238
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116040
126040
136040
146040
155941
165941
175842
185842
195743
205644
215545
225545
235545
245446
255347
265347
275248
285149
295050
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Petrovsk gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
625
724
824
924
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14435201
24535201
34535191
44734181
54834181
65033171
75132161
85232151
95431141
105630131
115730121
125929111
136129100
14632890
15652780
16672670
17692560
18702460
19722350
20732250
21752140
22762040
23771940
24791830
25801730
26811630
27821530
28841420
29851320
30861220
31871120

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
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2012calm
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2712calm
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2912light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:247:45
215.34:257:44
315.34:277:42
415.24:287:40
515.14:307:38
615.14:327:37
715.04:337:35
815.04:357:33
914.94:367:31
1014.94:387:29
1114.84:407:27
1214.74:417:25
1314.74:437:23
1414.64:457:21
1514.54:467:19
1614.54:487:17
1714.44:507:15
1814.44:517:13
1914.34:537:11
2014.24:557:08
2114.24:567:06
2214.14:587:04
2314.05:007:02
2414.05:027:00
2513.95:036:57
2613.85:056:55
2713.85:076:53
2813.75:086:50
2913.65:106:48
3013.65:126:46
3113.55:136:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Petrovsk?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Petrovsk in August

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

In August, Petrovsk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Petrovsk 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 Petrovsk peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrovsk?

Petrovsk sits at 52.3°N, 45.4°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Atkarsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Petrovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Petrovsk is covered by grassland (38%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Atkarsk 54 km · Serdobsk 81 km · Saratov 95 km · Zarechnyy 100 km · Penza 102 km · Engels 104 km · Rtishchevo 109 km · Privolzhskiy 110 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 Petrovsk (52.3088°, 45.3899°, elevation 189 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).