Raychikhinsk weather in August

In August, Raychikhinsk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 127 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Raychikhinsk's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raychikhinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Raychikhinsk is human settlement in Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
61/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Raychikhinsk reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
32616
42616
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122515
132515
142515
152515
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182414
192414
202414
212414
222414
232414
242313
252313
262313
272313
282312
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Raychikhinsk

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.

Raychikhinsk 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-18° / -29°41.21.98.40.0
Feb-11° / -25°61.72.29.80.0
Mar-1° / -14°143.13.511.50.0
Apr10° / -2°336.32.113.52.4
May19° / 6710.10.215.15.8
Jun24° / 13°9612.10166.3
Jul26° / 17°13414.2015.75.9
Aug24° / 15°12713.9014.26.1
Sep18° / 7710.3012.45.8
Oct / -2°407.12.210.51.8
Nov-6° / -16°163.94.18.80.0
Dec-17° / -27°82.63.580.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
184060
194060
204159
214159
224159
234060
244159
254258
264258
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Raychikhinsk gets around 127 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
350
450
550
650
750
849
949
1048
1148
1247
1347
1446
1545
1645
1744
1844
1943
2043
2142
2242
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142237334
242336324
352436314
452536314
552635304
662735294
762835284
872934274
972934264
1083034243
1193134233
12103134223
13123234203
14133234192
15143334172
16163334152
17173434141
18183434121
19203534111
20213533101
2123353380
2225363270
2327353160
2429353150
2531353050
2633352940
2735342830
2838342630
2940332520
3043322320
3146312120

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:00
215.04:587:59
315.05:007:57
414.95:017:56
514.95:027:54
614.85:047:52
714.85:057:51
814.75:077:49
914.65:087:47
1014.65:107:45
1114.55:117:44
1214.55:137:42
1314.45:147:40
1414.45:167:38
1514.35:177:36
1614.35:197:34
1714.25:207:32
1814.15:227:30
1914.15:237:29
2014.05:257:27
2114.05:267:25
2213.95:287:23
2313.95:297:20
2413.85:317:18
2513.75:327:16
2613.75:347:14
2713.65:357:12
2813.65:377:10
2913.55:387:08
3013.45:407:06
3113.45:417:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Raychikhinsk

In seasonPeak

In August, Raychikhinsk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Raychikhinsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Raychikhinsk?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Raychikhinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Raychikhinsk in August

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

In August, Raychikhinsk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Raychikhinsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Raychikhinsk peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Raychikhinsk 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 Raychikhinsk is worst in April — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2245 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar26Moderate
Apr46Poor
May44Poor
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Raychikhinsk?

Raychikhinsk sits at 49.8°N, 129.4°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belogorsk, 139 km away.

Topography around Raychikhinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raychikhinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Raychikhinsk is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Belogorsk 139 km · Blagoveshchensk 144 km · Chigiri 148 km · Svobodnyy 197 km · Shimanovsk 274 km · Birobidzhan 278 km · Hainan 336 km · Khabarovsk 440 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 Raychikhinsk (49.7957°, 129.4035°, elevation 189 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).