Severobaykal’sk weather in August

In August, Severobaykal’sk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Severobaykal’sk's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Severobaykal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:22 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Severobaykal’sk is town in Russia.

Density
250/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

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 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Severobaykal’sk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 8°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Severobaykal’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.

Severobaykal’sk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-21° / -27°236.48.77.40.0
Feb-17° / -25°205.97.99.20.0
Mar-8° / -19°328.610.411.40.0
Apr / -9°5010.811.113.80.0
May / -1°6412.96.915.91.5
Jun17° / 6812.30.417.15.0
Jul20° / 10°8313.9016.65.7
Aug18° / 10013.60.114.85.2
Sep10° / 8113.3312.52.0
Oct / -7°5810.910.310.10.0
Nov-11° / -17°409.111.380.0
Dec-19° / -25°277.29.76.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
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54357
64357
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Severobaykal’sk gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3380
4380
5380
6380
7380
8380
9390
10390
11400
12410
13420
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17921
28020
38119
48218
58317
68416
78515
88614
98713
108812
118911
129010
13919
14928
15937
16946
17955
18955
19964
20964
21973
22973
23982
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26991
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:548:44
215.84:558:42
315.74:578:40
415.64:598:38
515.65:018:36
615.55:038:34
715.45:058:32
815.45:078:30
915.35:098:27
1015.25:118:25
1115.25:128:23
1215.15:148:21
1315.05:168:18
1415.05:188:16
1514.95:208:14
1614.85:228:11
1714.75:248:09
1814.75:268:07
1914.65:288:04
2014.55:308:02
2114.55:327:59
2214.45:347:57
2314.35:367:54
2414.25:387:52
2514.25:407:49
2614.15:427:47
2714.05:447:44
2813.95:467:42
2913.95:487:39
3013.85:507:36
3113.75:527:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Severobaykal’sk

In seasonPeak

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

Severobaykal’sk's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Severobaykal’sk?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Severobaykal’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Severobaykal’sk in August

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

In August, Severobaykal’sk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Severobaykal’sk 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 Severobaykal’sk peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Severobaykal’sk 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 Severobaykal’sk is worst in August — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 56.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyGoodAug 1260 µg/m³Dec 171 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb2Good
Mar4Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul52Poor
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep14Moderate
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Severobaykal’sk?

Severobaykal’sk sits at 55.6°N, 109.3°E, 537 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Kut, 254 km away.

Topography around Severobaykal’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Severobaykal’sk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,113 m.

The land around Severobaykal’sk is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and moss and lichen (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
748 m
80 km
2,113 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Ust’-Kut 254 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 339 km · Bodaybo 386 km · Ulan-Ude 439 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 483 km · Bratsk 484 km · Chita 484 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 486 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 Severobaykal’sk (55.6383°, 109.3271°, elevation 537 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).