Ryl’sk weather in August

In August, Ryl’sk sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 36% 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 Ryl’sk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ryl’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:33 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ryl’sk is town and administrative center of Rylsky District of Kursk Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,000/km²
people per km²
Founded
1152

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 Ryl’sk reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
112514
122514
132514
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212413
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232413
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282312
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Ryl’sk

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.

Ryl’sk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°409.49.48.10.0
Feb-2° / -8°378.87.69.60.0
Mar / -3°419.75.911.50.2
Apr13° / 449.20.813.63.7
May20° / 6311.5015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6511.2016.36.6
Jul25° / 15°7512015.96.6
Aug25° / 14°487.9014.47.3
Sep19° / 518.4012.46.0
Oct11° / 509.30.910.42.7
Nov / -2°428.23.38.60.1
Dec-2° / -6°4097.67.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
36040
46040
56040
66040
76139
86040
96139
106238
116238
126139
136238
146139
156139
166139
176040
185941
195842
205842
215743
225644
235545
245446
255347
265050
275050
284852
294852
304753
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ryl’sk gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
230
329
429
528
627
727
826
925
1025
1124
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1823
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2927
3027
3128

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13333295
23434275
33534264
43735244
53835234
63936223
74136203
84236192
94436182
104536172
114636161
124835161
134935151
145034151
155233141
165332141
175531131
185830120
196028120
206227110
216426100
22662590
23682480
24692380
25712270
26732160
27742150
28762040
29771940
30791830
31791830

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 13 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light 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 5:09 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:098:25
215.25:118:24
315.25:128:22
415.15:148:20
515.15:158:19
615.05:178:17
714.95:188:15
814.95:208:13
914.85:228:11
1014.85:238:10
1114.75:258:08
1214.75:268:06
1314.65:288:04
1414.55:308:02
1514.55:318:00
1614.45:337:58
1714.45:357:56
1814.35:367:54
1914.25:387:52
2014.25:397:50
2114.15:417:47
2214.05:437:45
2314.05:447:43
2413.95:467:41
2513.95:487:39
2613.85:497:36
2713.75:517:34
2813.75:537:32
2913.65:547:30
3013.55:567:27
3113.55:577:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ryl’sk?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ryl’sk in August

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

In August, Ryl’sk sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ryl’sk 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 Ryl’sk peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ryl’sk?

Ryl’sk sits at 51.6°N, 34.7°E, 167 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 42 km away.

Topography around Ryl’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ryl’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m.

The land around Ryl’sk is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: L’govskiy 42 km · Bilopillia 54 km · Hlukhiv 54 km · Kurchatov 70 km · Kovpakivskyi 72 km · Sumy 73 km · Zarichnyi 75 km · Shostka 90 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 Ryl’sk (51.5714°, 34.6832°, elevation 167 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).