Sokol weather in August

In August, Sokol sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 15.3 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 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sokol's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:45 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sokol is town in the center of Vologda Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,386/km²
people per km²
Founded
1615

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 Sokol 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 25°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)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62112
72112
82112
92112
102111
112111
122111
132011
142011
152011
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182010
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201910
211910
221910
231910
241910
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30179
31179

How August really feels in Sokol

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.

Sokol 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° / -13°3810.712.86.60.0
Feb-6° / -12°318.610.18.70.0
Mar / -8°349.48.911.30.0
Apr / -1°378.33.114.11.7
May16° / 56110.516.64.8
Jun20° / 10°7811.9018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°8012.8017.56.2
Aug20° / 11°7612.8015.35.7
Sep14° / 5810.90.112.63.7
Oct / 5812.13.39.80.7
Nov-1° / -5°4910.88.37.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°4211.812.65.80.0

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 (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54060
64060
74060
83862
93862
103664
113565
123466
133466
143367
153367
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263070
272971
282971
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sokol gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
639
740
840
941
1042
1142
1243
1343
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2043
2143
2242
2342
2441
2540
2640
2739
2839
2938
3038
3138

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14732174
24832164
35032154
45132143
55232133
65431123
75531113
85731102
9583192
10593092
11612982
12612982
13622882
14652771
15662671
16672571
17682471
18692371
19692371
20712261
21722161
22732061
23741961
24751861
25781750
26791650
27791650
28811540
29821440
30831430
31841330

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:108:41
216.44:128:39
316.44:148:37
416.34:178:34
516.24:198:32
616.14:218:29
716.04:248:27
816.04:268:24
915.94:288:21
1015.84:318:19
1115.74:338:16
1215.64:358:13
1315.64:388:11
1415.54:408:08
1515.44:428:05
1615.34:458:02
1715.24:478:00
1815.14:497:57
1915.04:527:54
2014.94:547:51
2114.94:577:48
2214.84:597:45
2314.75:017:43
2414.65:047:40
2514.55:067:37
2614.45:087:34
2714.35:117:31
2814.25:137:28
2914.25:167:25
3014.15:187:22
3114.05:207:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sokol?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sokol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sokol in August

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

In August, Sokol sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sokol 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 Sokol peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokol?

Sokol sits at 59.5°N, 40.1°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vologda, 30 km away.

Topography around Sokol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m.

The land around Sokol is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
154 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Vologda 30 km · Gryazovets 65 km · Sheksna 95 km · Cherepovets 131 km · Buy 136 km · Danilov 141 km · Rybinsk 174 km · Galich 176 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 Sokol (59.4617°, 40.1206°, elevation 126 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).