Pugachëv weather in August

In August, Pugachëv sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pugachëv's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pugachëv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:35 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pugachëv is city in Russia.

Density
524/km²
people per km²
Founded
1764

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pugachëv reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122715
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212614
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232614
242514
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282513
292412
302412
312412

How August really feels in Pugachëv

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.

Pugachëv weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°378.69.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -13°297.47.99.60.0
Mar / -7°347.96.211.50.0
Apr13° / 357.21.213.63.7
May21° / 10°397.6015.46.9
Jun26° / 14°417.9016.47.1
Jul28° / 16°3570166.6
Aug27° / 15°275.5014.47.3
Sep20° / 426.8012.46.6
Oct11° / 377.70.810.42.8
Nov / -4°327.24.28.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°368.59.17.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56733
66733
76535
86535
96535
106436
116436
126436
136337
146238
156238
166139
176139
186139
195941
205941
215842
225842
235842
245842
255743
265743
275644
285644
295644
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pugachëv gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
618
718
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15232151
25332141
35531131
45531131
55730121
65829121
76028111
86227101
96326101
10652591
11672481
12682381
13712270
14722170
15732160
16742060
17761950
18761950
19771850
20781840
21791740
22801730
23811630
24811630
25821530
26831430
27851320
28861220
29871120
30881020
3189920

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
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2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:11 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:117:31
215.34:137:29
315.24:147:27
415.24:167:26
515.14:177:24
615.14:197:22
715.04:217:20
814.94:227:18
914.94:247:16
1014.84:257:15
1114.84:277:13
1214.74:297:11
1314.64:307:09
1414.64:327:07
1514.54:347:05
1614.54:357:03
1714.44:377:00
1814.34:396:58
1914.34:406:56
2014.24:426:54
2114.14:446:52
2214.14:456:50
2314.04:476:48
2413.94:496:45
2513.94:506:43
2613.84:526:41
2713.74:546:39
2813.74:556:36
2913.64:576:34
3013.64:596:32
3113.55:006:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pugachëv?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Pugachëv for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pugachëv in August

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

In August, Pugachëv sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pugachëv 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 Pugachëv peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pugachëv?

Pugachëv sits at 52.0°N, 48.8°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balakovo, 69 km away.

Topography around Pugachëv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pugachëv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Pugachëv is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Balakovo 69 km · Yershov 82 km · Vol’sk 97 km · Bezenchuk 115 km · Chapayevsk 123 km · Oktyabr’sk 128 km · Syzran 129 km · Novokuybyshevsk 143 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 Pugachëv (52.0166°, 48.7989°, elevation 40 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).