Shar’ya weather in August

In August, Shar’ya sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shar’ya's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shar’ya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:28 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Shar’ya is town in Russia.

Density
1,146/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shar’ya reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32213
42213
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102112
112112
122112
132112
142111
152111
162111
172011
182011
192011
202011
212010
221910
231910
241910
251910
261910
271910
28189
29189
30189
31189

How August really feels in Shar’ya

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.

Shar’ya 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-8° / -13°3710.412.76.80.0
Feb-6° / -13°318.6108.90.0
Mar / -7°368.98.511.40.0
Apr / -0°429.33.2141.8
May17° / 5410.10.516.45.2
Jun21° / 10°8313017.85.9
Jul23° / 13°7712.4017.26.4
Aug20° / 11°7011.5015.16.0
Sep14° / 5810.60.312.54.0
Oct / 6312.43.59.90.8
Nov-1° / -5°4710.58.57.50.0
Dec-6° / -11°4410.911.96.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
53862
63763
73763
83664
93664
103565
113565
123565
133565
143466
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253268
263169
273169
283070
293070
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shar’ya gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
736
836
937
1037
1137
1238
1338
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2437
2537
2636
2735
2835
2935
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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14530204
24630204
34829194
44929194
55128183
65228173
75228173
85328163
95528152
105628142
115827132
125827132
135927122
146126121
156226111
166325111
176425101
186524101
196623101
20682291
21682291
22702181
23712081
24731980
25751870
26761770
27781660
28791560
29801460
30821350
31831250

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
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:55 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:558:13
216.23:578:11
316.23:598:09
416.14:018:06
516.04:038:04
615.94:058:02
715.94:087:59
815.84:107:57
915.74:127:54
1015.64:147:52
1115.64:167:49
1215.54:197:47
1315.44:217:44
1415.34:237:42
1515.24:257:39
1615.14:287:36
1715.14:307:34
1815.04:327:31
1914.94:347:28
2014.84:377:26
2114.74:397:23
2214.74:417:20
2314.64:437:17
2414.54:467:15
2514.44:487:12
2614.34:507:09
2714.24:527:06
2814.14:557:03
2914.14:577:00
3014.04:596:58
3113.95:016:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shar’ya?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Shar’ya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shar’ya in August

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

In August, Shar’ya sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Shar’ya 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 Shar’ya peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shar’ya?

Shar’ya sits at 58.4°N, 45.5°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Manturovo, 44 km away.

Topography around Shar’ya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shar’ya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Shar’ya is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
169 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Manturovo 44 km · Shakhun’ya 100 km · Kotel’nich 165 km · Yaransk 183 km · Galich 185 km · Semënov 186 km · Sovetsk 220 km · Kineshma 225 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 Shar’ya (58.3685°, 45.5162°, elevation 132 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).