Shushenskoye weather in August

In August, Shushenskoye sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 28% 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 Shushenskoye's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shushenskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Shushenskoye is town in Shushensky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
166/km²
people per km²
Founded
1744

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 Shushenskoye reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°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 3°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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How August really feels in Shushenskoye

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.

Shushenskoye weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -22°113.967.80.0
Feb-7° / -19°103.44.79.40.0
Mar / -10°1854.711.50.2
Apr12° / -1°368.63.513.73.0
May18° / 5611.30.615.65.6
Jun24° / 12°6711016.66.6
Jul26° / 14°7310.9016.26.5
Aug23° / 12°7712.3014.66.5
Sep17° / 6210.80.312.45.1
Oct / -1°439.43.410.31.6
Nov-2° / -10°308.58.18.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°206.68.47.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54555
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shushenskoye gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.3 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 rain averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
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638
738
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939
1039
1139
1239
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3139

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13345202
23445191
33545191
43645181
53844171
63944171
74143161
84242151
94441141
104640130
114839120
125138110
135337100
14553690
15573580
16593470
17613360
18633250
19653140
20663040
21692830
22702730
23722620
24732520
25752320
26772210
27792010
28801910
29811810
30841600
31851500

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
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127calm
137calm
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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 5:13 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:138:43
215.45:158:42
315.45:178:40
415.35:188:38
515.35:208:36
615.25:228:34
715.15:238:32
815.15:258:30
915.05:278:28
1015.05:288:26
1114.95:308:24
1214.85:328:22
1314.85:348:20
1414.75:358:18
1514.65:378:16
1614.65:398:14
1714.55:418:12
1814.45:428:09
1914.45:448:07
2014.35:468:05
2114.25:488:03
2214.25:508:00
2314.15:517:58
2414.05:537:56
2514.05:557:53
2613.95:577:51
2713.85:587:49
2813.86:007:46
2913.76:027:44
3013.66:047:41
3113.66:067:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shushenskoye?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Shushenskoye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shushenskoye in August

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

In August, Shushenskoye sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shushenskoye in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shushenskoye 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shushenskoye?

Shushenskoye sits at 53.3°N, 91.9°E, 278 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sayanogorsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Shushenskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shushenskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Shushenskoye is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sayanogorsk 43 km · Minusinsk 45 km · Abakan 55 km · Chernogorsk 70 km · Abaza 144 km · Kyzyl 247 km · Mezhdurechensk 259 km · Uzhur 260 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 Shushenskoye (53.3236°, 91.9361°, elevation 278 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).