Pskov weather in August

In August, Pskov sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pskov's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pskov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Pskov is city and administrative center of Pskov Oblast in northwestern Russia.

Density
2,193/km²
people per km²
Founded
~903 CE

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pskov reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62313
72313
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92213
102213
112213
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311911

How August really feels in Pskov

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.

Pskov 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-2° / -7°4211.49.870.0
Feb-2° / -8°3598.38.90.0
Mar / -4°359.35.711.40.1
Apr11° / 429.51.9142.5
May17° / 60110.216.35.2
Jun20° / 11°8512.8017.75.8
Jul23° / 14°6712.1017.16.4
Aug21° / 12°7812.2015.16.1
Sep16° / 5910.5012.54.7
Oct / 6211.91.4101.7
Nov / -1°5311.24.87.60.0
Dec-1° / -5°43118.56.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153862
163862
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203664
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pskov gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
437
538
638
739
839
940
1040
1141
1241
1342
1442
1542
1643
1743
1843
1943
2042
2142
2241
2341
2440
2540
2639
2739
2838
2938
3037
3137

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13938204
23939193
34039183
44139173
54339172
64438162
74538152
84737152
94837141
104936131
115036131
125235121
135334121
145434111
155434111
165633101
17573391
18583381
19583381
20603271
21613261
22623161
23633151
24643051
25662941
26672841
27702730
28712630
29732520
30742420
31762220

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
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 9:19 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.25:079:19
216.15:099:17
316.15:119:15
416.05:139:12
515.95:159:10
615.85:179:08
715.85:199:05
815.75:219:03
915.65:239:01
1015.55:258:58
1115.55:288:56
1215.45:308:53
1315.35:328:51
1415.25:348:48
1515.25:368:46
1615.15:388:43
1715.05:418:40
1814.95:438:38
1914.85:458:35
2014.85:478:33
2114.75:498:30
2214.65:528:27
2314.55:548:24
2414.45:568:22
2514.35:588:19
2614.36:008:16
2714.26:038:13
2814.16:058:11
2914.06:078:08
3013.96:098:05
3113.86:118:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pskov?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pskov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pskov in August

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

In August, Pskov sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Pskov 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 Pskov peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pskov?

Pskov sits at 57.8°N, 28.3°E, 35 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ostrov, 53 km away.

Topography around Pskov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pskov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Pskov is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ostrov 53 km · Otepää 112 km · Tartu 113 km · Luga 135 km · Valga 135 km · Slantsy 145 km · Rēzekne 157 km · Madona 166 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 Pskov (57.8192°, 28.3318°, elevation 35 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).