Sel’tso weather in August

In August, Sel’tso sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Sel’tso's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sel’tso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Sel’tso is town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
551/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sel’tso reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22514
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52414
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112413
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302111
312011

How August really feels in Sel’tso

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.

Sel’tso weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°3710.110.37.80.0
Feb-2° / -8°359.48.89.40.0
Mar / -4°3796.311.50.1
Apr12° / 439.71.113.73.1
May19° / 6311.4015.65.8
Jun22° / 13°7211.4016.66.3
Jul24° / 14°8613.7016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6210.1014.66.8
Sep17° / 559.20.112.55.3
Oct10° / 5510.61.110.32.1
Nov / -2°459.34.28.40.0
Dec-2° / -6°429.79.17.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75347
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135347
145347
155347
165248
175149
185050
194951
204951
214753
224654
234555
244456
254258
264159
274060
283961
293862
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sel’tso gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
434
534
634
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2633
2733
2833
2933
3034
3134

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13434275
23535265
33635254
43735234
53836224
63936214
74036204
84237183
94337173
104437163
114537153
124637153
134736143
144936132
155035132
165234122
175333122
185532112
195631112
205830102
216029101
22622891
23642781
24652681
25672571
26702460
27712360
28722350
29742240
30752140
31762130

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
2112calm
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2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:04 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:048:35
215.45:068:33
315.45:088:31
415.35:098:29
515.35:118:28
615.25:138:26
715.25:158:24
815.15:168:22
915.05:188:20
1015.05:208:18
1114.95:218:16
1214.85:238:14
1314.85:258:12
1414.75:278:10
1514.65:288:07
1614.65:308:05
1714.55:328:03
1814.55:348:01
1914.45:357:59
2014.35:377:56
2114.35:397:54
2214.25:417:52
2314.15:437:49
2414.05:447:47
2514.05:467:45
2613.95:487:42
2713.85:507:40
2813.85:517:38
2913.75:537:35
3013.65:557:33
3113.65:577:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sel’tso?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sel’tso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sel’tso in August

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

In August, Sel’tso sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sel’tso 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 Sel’tso peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sel’tso?

Sel’tso sits at 53.4°N, 34.1°E, 157 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bryansk, 18 km away.

Topography around Sel’tso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sel’tso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around Sel’tso is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bryansk 18 km · Dyat’kovo 30 km · Zhukovka 31 km · Lyudinovo 60 km · Karachev 65 km · Pochep 65 km · Kirov 79 km · Trubchevsk 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 Sel’tso (53.3683°, 34.1033°, elevation 157 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).