Plavsk weather in August

In August, Plavsk sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 66 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Plavsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plavsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Plavsk is town Plavsky District, Tula Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,940/km²
people per km²
Founded
1540

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Plavsk reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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302010
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How August really feels in Plavsk

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.

Plavsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°399.710.87.80.0
Feb-4° / -10°379.39.29.40.0
Mar / -5°358.5711.50.0
Apr11° / 449.51.813.72.8
May19° / 5610.60.115.65.9
Jun22° / 12°6611.8016.76.3
Jul24° / 14°7913016.36.5
Aug23° / 12°669.8014.66.9
Sep17° / 57100.112.55.1
Oct / 579.91.510.31.9
Nov / -3°419.15.18.30.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.49.97.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45446
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155446
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185248
195149
205149
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224951
234852
244753
254654
264654
274357
284258
294258
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Plavsk gets around 66 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
433
533
633
732
832
932
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
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2131
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2632
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3033
3133

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14035233
24135213
34236202
44336182
54536172
64637162
74737152
84837142
94936131
105136121
115136121
125235121
135434111
145533111
155632111
165831101
175930101
18612991
19622891
20642781
21662581
22682471
23702361
24722251
25732151
26752041
27781930
28791830
29801820
30811720
31821710

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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1012calm
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1312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:508:23
215.54:528:22
315.44:548:20
415.44:558:18
515.34:578:16
615.34:598:14
715.25:018:12
815.15:028:10
915.15:048:08
1015.05:068:06
1114.95:078:04
1214.95:098:02
1314.85:118:00
1414.75:137:58
1514.75:157:56
1614.65:167:53
1714.65:187:51
1814.55:207:49
1914.45:227:47
2014.35:247:44
2114.35:257:42
2214.25:277:40
2314.15:297:38
2414.15:317:35
2514.05:337:33
2613.95:347:30
2713.95:367:28
2813.85:387:26
2913.75:407:23
3013.75:427:21
3113.65:437:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
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184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Plavsk?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Plavsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plavsk in August

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

In August, Plavsk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Plavsk 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 Plavsk peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Plavsk in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Plavsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2215 µg/m³Jan 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Plavsk?

Plavsk sits at 53.7°N, 37.3°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shchëkino, 36 km away.

Topography around Plavsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plavsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m.

The land around Plavsk is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Shchëkino 36 km · Kireyevsk 48 km · Kosaya Gora 49 km · Bogoroditsk 55 km · Tula 58 km · Uzlovaya 64 km · Mtsensk 67 km · Suvorov 70 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 Plavsk (53.7084°, 37.2946°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).