Pikalëvo weather in August

In August, Pikalëvo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 15.3 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 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pikalëvo's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pikalëvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:08 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Pikalëvo is town in Leningrad Oblast in Boksitogorsky District , Russia.

Density
581/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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 Pikalëvo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 25°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)
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22212
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42212
52112
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How August really feels in Pikalëvo

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.

Pikalëvo 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-6° / -11°4812.314.36.50.0
Feb-5° / -11°349.610.88.70.0
Mar / -7°409.79.511.30.0
Apr / -1°4410.54.214.11.5
May16° / 6811.60.516.64.6
Jun20° / 8713.7018.25.5
Jul22° / 12°9314.4017.55.9
Aug20° / 10°8713.5015.35.6
Sep14° / 6412.4012.63.7
Oct / 6513.82.99.80.8
Nov / -4°6212.58.87.30.0
Dec-4° / -8°5513.614.35.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53763
63763
73664
83565
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153268
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
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252773
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272773
282674
292575
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pikalëvo gets around 87 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
645
745
845
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1545
1645
1745
1844
1944
2044
2143
2243
2342
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3041
3141

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 (%)
14931172
25032162
35132152
45332141
55532121
65533111
75633101
8583291
9583291
10593281
11603181
12623071
13632971
14642871
15642871
16662761
17672661
18682561
19692461
20712360
21722260
22742150
23742150
24752050
25771940
26771940
27781840
28791830
29801730
30801730
31821620

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 9:05 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:339:05
216.54:369:03
316.44:389:01
416.34:408:58
516.24:428:56
616.14:458:53
716.14:478:51
816.04:498:48
915.94:528:46
1015.84:548:43
1115.74:568:40
1215.64:598:38
1315.65:018:35
1415.55:048:32
1515.45:068:29
1615.35:088:27
1715.25:118:24
1815.15:138:21
1915.05:158:18
2015.05:188:15
2114.95:208:12
2214.85:238:09
2314.75:258:07
2414.65:278:04
2514.55:308:01
2614.45:327:58
2714.35:357:55
2814.25:377:52
2914.25:397:49
3014.15:427:46
3114.05:447:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pikalëvo?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pikalëvo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pikalëvo in August

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

In August, Pikalëvo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Pikalëvo 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 Pikalëvo peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pikalëvo?

Pikalëvo sits at 59.5°N, 34.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Boksitogorsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Pikalëvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pikalëvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Pikalëvo is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Boksitogorsk 18 km · Tikhvin 39 km · Volkhov 112 km · Kirishi 120 km · Borovichi 126 km · Lodeynoye Pole 138 km · Pestovo 139 km · Chudovo 148 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 Pikalëvo (59.5183°, 34.1664°, elevation 184 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).