Samara weather in August

In August, Samara sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Samara's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:27 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Samara is city in Samara Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1586

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Samara 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 18°C and 31°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)
12716
22716
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42616
52615
62615
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How August really feels in Samara

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.

Samara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°368.910.47.90.0
Feb-7° / -13°297.58.19.40.0
Mar / -7°337.66.711.50.0
Apr12° / 387.51.613.63.2
May20° / 378.20.115.66.6
Jun24° / 14°499.3016.67.0
Jul26° / 16°458.3016.27.0
Aug25° / 14°417.3014.67.3
Sep18° / 478.1012.45.9
Oct10° / 428.11.310.32.2
Nov / -5°367.758.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°379.19.87.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
56040
66040
76040
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165644
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205545
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235446
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255347
265248
275149
285149
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Samara gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
623
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1823
1923
2023
2124
2224
2324
2424
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2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14433212
24533202
34632202
44732191
54832191
64932181
75131171
85231161
95331151
105530141
115630131
125730121
135730121
145830111
156029101
166029101
17612991
18632881
19642880
20662770
21672670
22692560
23702460
24722350
25732250
26762040
27771940
28791830
29811630
30831430
31851320

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:018:30
215.45:038:28
315.45:048:26
415.35:068:25
515.35:088:23
615.25:098:21
715.15:118:19
815.15:138:17
915.05:148:15
1015.05:168:13
1114.95:188:11
1214.85:208:09
1314.85:218:07
1414.75:238:05
1514.65:258:03
1614.65:278:01
1714.55:287:58
1814.45:307:56
1914.45:327:54
2014.35:347:52
2114.25:357:50
2214.25:377:47
2314.15:397:45
2414.05:417:43
2514.05:427:40
2613.95:447:38
2713.85:467:36
2813.85:487:33
2913.75:497:31
3013.65:517:28
3113.65:537:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Samara?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Samara in August

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

In August, Samara sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Samara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Samara peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Samara 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 Samara is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2116 µg/m³May 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Samara?

Samara sits at 53.2°N, 50.1°E, 107 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novokuybyshevsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Samara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Samara is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), water (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Novokuybyshevsk 18 km · Kinel’ 33 km · Chapayevsk 38 km · Zhigulëvsk 47 km · Bezenchuk 53 km · Tolyatti 63 km · Neftegorsk 82 km · Otradnyy 83 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 Samara (53.2077°, 50.1355°, elevation 107 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).