Semënov weather in August

In August, Semënov sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Semënov's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semënov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:38 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Semënov is human settlement in Semyonovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1644

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Semënov reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°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)
12414
22314
32314
42314
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102213
112213
122213
132213
142212
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272011
281910
291910
301910
311910

How August really feels in Semënov

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.

Semënov weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°4010.5137.20.0
Feb-5° / -12°348.69.89.10.0
Mar / -6°3698.511.40.0
Apr10° / 409.12.213.92.3
May18° / 5110.10.316.15.6
Jun22° / 11°7412.3017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7511.9016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6811.1014.96.3
Sep15° / 5510.40.112.54.5
Oct / 6411.42.9101.1
Nov-1° / -5°47107.97.80.0
Dec-5° / -10°4611.111.66.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184159
194159
203961
213961
223862
233763
243763
253664
263664
273565
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Semënov gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14429243
24529233
34628233
44828222
54928212
65028212
75028202
85228191
95428171
105429161
115529151
125529151
135629141
145629141
155828131
165828131
175928121
186027121
196127111
206326101
216425101
22652591
23672481
24692380
25712270
26732160
27742060
28761950
29781840
30791740
31811630

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:07 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:078:09
216.04:098:07
315.94:118:05
415.84:138:03
515.84:158:00
615.74:177:58
715.64:197:56
815.54:217:54
915.54:237:51
1015.44:257:49
1115.34:277:47
1215.34:297:44
1315.24:317:42
1415.14:337:40
1515.04:357:37
1615.04:387:35
1714.94:407:32
1814.84:427:30
1914.74:447:27
2014.64:467:25
2114.64:487:22
2214.54:507:19
2314.44:527:17
2414.34:547:14
2514.34:567:11
2614.24:587:09
2714.15:007:06
2814.05:037:03
2913.95:057:01
3013.95:076:58
3113.85:096:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Semënov?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Semënov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Semënov in August

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

In August, Semënov sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Semënov 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 Semënov peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Semënov?

Semënov sits at 56.8°N, 44.5°E, 122 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 54 km away.

Topography around Semënov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semënov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m.

The land around Semënov is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bor 54 km · Nizhny Novgorod 59 km · Novaya Balakhna 64 km · Gorodets 64 km · Zavolzh’ye 69 km · Kstovo 73 km · Dzerzhinsk 88 km · Lyskovo 91 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 Semënov (56.7876°, 44.4962°, elevation 122 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).