Sim weather in August

In August, Sim sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14.7 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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sim's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Sim is town in Ashinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
474/km²
people per km²
Founded
1759

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 Sim reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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)
12312
22312
32312
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102212
112211
122111
132111
142111
152111
162111
172111
182111
192011
202010
212010
222010
232010
241910
251910
26199
27199
28199
29199
30189
31189

How August really feels in Sim

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.

Sim 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-10° / -16°399.612.87.50.0
Feb-7° / -16°348.210.39.30.0
Mar-1° / -9°4410.111.511.40.0
Apr / -1°478.94.713.81.7
May17° / 7012.40.715.85.1
Jun21° / 10°9314.30175.8
Jul23° / 12°9613.3016.56.2
Aug21° / 11°9013.9014.75.8
Sep15° / 75130.712.53.9
Oct / 7813.66.410.20.9
Nov-2° / -8°5711.812.68.10.0
Dec-8° / -15°4611.213.870.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104159
114060
123961
133961
143763
153664
163664
173664
183466
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sim gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15133151
25233141
35333131
45433121
55533111
65633101
7583291
8593290
9603280
10623170
11623170
12633070
13652960
14652960
15662860
16672760
17682660
18692560
19712450
20722350
21732250
22752140
23762040
24771940
25801730
26811630
27831520
28841420
29861220
30881110
31891010

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 9:07 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:239:07
215.75:259:06
315.65:279:04
415.65:289:02
515.55:309:00
615.45:328:58
715.45:348:56
815.35:368:54
915.25:388:51
1015.25:398:49
1115.15:418:47
1215.05:438:45
1315.05:458:43
1414.95:478:40
1514.85:498:38
1614.85:518:36
1714.75:538:33
1814.65:558:31
1914.55:578:29
2014.55:588:26
2114.46:008:24
2214.36:028:22
2314.26:048:19
2414.26:068:17
2514.16:088:14
2614.06:108:12
2714.06:128:09
2813.96:148:07
2913.86:168:04
3013.76:188:02
3113.76:207:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sim?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sim in August

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

In August, Sim sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sim 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 Sim peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sim?

Sim sits at 55.0°N, 57.7°E, 203 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Asha, 28 km away.

Topography around Sim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Sim is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Asha 28 km · Ust’-Katav 31 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 42 km · Trëkhgornyy 52 km · Bakal 71 km · Satka 86 km · Mezgor'e 105 km · Blagoveshchensk 110 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 Sim (54.993°, 57.6982°, elevation 203 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).