Petrozavodsk weather in August

In August, Petrozavodsk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°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 17 hours at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Petrozavodsk's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrozavodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:57 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Petrozavodsk is capital city of the Republic of Karelia in north-western Russia.

Density
2,068/km²
people per km²
Founded
1703

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Petrozavodsk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
12113
22113
32112
42112
52112
62012
72012
82012
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102012
112012
122012
131911
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211810
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251810
261710
271710
28179
29179
30179
31169

How August really feels in Petrozavodsk

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.

Petrozavodsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°328.8115.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°278.29.98.40.0
Mar-0° / -7°338.89.511.30.0
Apr / -2°3794.914.30.9
May14° / 5510.91.317.23.7
Jun18° / 6812.10195.5
Jul21° / 13°8614018.25.8
Aug19° / 11°8813.4015.65.4
Sep13° / 5811.6012.63.5
Oct / 5511.52.89.60.6
Nov-0° / -4°491186.70.0
Dec-4° / -8°4111.411.950.0

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 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44060
53961
63961
73862
83862
93763
103664
113565
123466
133367
143268
153070
163070
172971
182971
192773
202773
212773
222773
232674
242575
252476
262575
272575
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Petrozavodsk gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
244
344
444
544
644
744
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1843
1943
2043
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15134132
25134132
35333122
45333122
55632111
65731111
75831101
85930101
9612991
10622891
11632791
12642781
13652681
14662581
15692470
16692470
17712360
18712360
19732250
20742150
21752140
22762040
23772030
24781930
25781930
26791920
27801820
28801820
29821710
30821710
31831610

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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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 hours at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 9:20 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.04:179:20
217.04:209:17
316.94:229:15
416.84:259:12
516.74:289:09
616.64:309:06
716.54:339:03
816.44:369:00
916.34:388:57
1016.24:418:54
1116.14:448:51
1216.04:468:48
1315.94:498:45
1415.84:528:42
1515.74:558:39
1615.74:578:36
1715.65:008:33
1815.55:038:30
1915.45:058:27
2015.35:088:24
2115.25:118:20
2215.15:138:17
2315.05:168:14
2414.95:198:11
2514.85:218:08
2614.75:248:04
2714.65:278:01
2814.55:297:58
2914.45:327:55
3014.35:357:51
3114.25:377:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Petrozavodsk?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Petrozavodsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petrozavodsk in August

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

In August, Petrozavodsk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Petrozavodsk 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 Petrozavodsk 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
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrozavodsk?

Petrozavodsk sits at 61.8°N, 34.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 47 km away.

Topography around Petrozavodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrozavodsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m.

The land around Petrozavodsk is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kondopoga 47 km · Podporozh’ye 98 km · Lodeynoye Pole 125 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 126 km · Sortavala 192 km · Segezha 218 km · Volkhov 234 km · Priozërsk 239 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 Petrozavodsk (61.7849°, 34.3469°, elevation 73 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).