Polyarnyye Zori weather in August

In August, Polyarnyye Zori sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 hours at the start of August to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Polyarnyye Zori's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polyarnyye Zori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:29 AM – 9:19 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Polyarnyye Zori is human settlement in Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
16/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Polyarnyye Zori reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11711
21711
31710
41710
51710
61710
71610
81610
91610
101610
111610
12169
13159
14159
15159
16159
17159
18159
19159
20158
21148
22148
23148
24148
25148
26148
27148
28138
29137
30137
31137

How August really feels in Polyarnyye Zori

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.

Polyarnyye Zori 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-8° / -13°369.711.52.60.0
Feb-8° / -13°308.510.47.10.0
Mar-3° / -9°328.29.211.10.0
Apr / -4°327.97.1150.0
May / 4710.53.519.31.4
Jun14° / 61110.223.73.8
Jul17° / 10°7912.6021.75.1
Aug15° / 6311.9016.94.2
Sep10° / 6110.70.412.82.1
Oct / -0°5911.25.48.80.1
Nov-2° / -6°4710.911.24.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.412.60.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52476
62476
72278
82278
92179
102179
112278
122179
132179
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222179
232179
242179
252179
262080
272179
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Polyarnyye Zori gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183143
283143
383143
484133
585132
685132
786122
887121
988111
1089101
1190100
129190
139280
149280
159370
169460
179550
189550
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 hours at the start of August to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 252 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:27 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 10:25 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.03:2710:25
218.83:3210:20
318.73:3610:16
418.53:4010:11
518.43:4410:07
618.23:4910:03
718.13:539:58
817.93:579:54
917.84:019:50
1017.74:059:45
1117.54:099:41
1217.44:139:37
1317.34:179:32
1417.14:219:28
1517.04:259:24
1616.84:299:19
1716.74:339:15
1816.64:379:11
1916.44:419:06
2016.34:449:02
2116.24:488:58
2216.04:528:53
2315.94:568:49
2415.85:008:45
2515.65:038:41
2615.55:078:36
2715.45:118:32
2815.25:148:28
2915.15:188:23
3015.05:228:19
3114.85:258:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Polyarnyye Zori?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Polyarnyye Zori for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polyarnyye Zori in August

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

In August, Polyarnyye Zori sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Polyarnyye Zori in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Polyarnyye Zori peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polyarnyye Zori?

Polyarnyye Zori sits at 67.4°N, 32.5°E, 112 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kandalaksha, 24 km away.

Topography around Polyarnyye Zori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polyarnyye Zori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.

The land around Polyarnyye Zori is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Kandalaksha 24 km · Apatity 46 km · Kirovsk 57 km · Monchegorsk 66 km · Kovdor 89 km · Olenegorsk 92 km · Murmansk 180 km · Severomorsk 193 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 Polyarnyye Zori (67.3661°, 32.4981°, elevation 112 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).