Sosnogorsk weather in August

In August, Sosnogorsk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sosnogorsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sosnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
3:29 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sosnogorsk is human settlement in Sosnogorsk Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sosnogorsk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
31910
41910
51910
61910
71910
81810
9189
10189
11189
12189
13179
14179
15179
16179
17179
18178
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24158
25157
26157
27157
28157
29157
30147
31147

How August really feels in Sosnogorsk

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.

Sosnogorsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -19°278.711.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -18°237.81080.0
Mar-3° / -11°309.110.711.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.114.50.2
May12° / 5311.32.217.72.8
Jun18° / 7612.30.219.95.1
Jul21° / 11°6711.2018.96.2
Aug17° / 7312.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.50.812.72.3
Oct / -2°59137.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.711.16.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42575
52575
62476
72476
82278
92278
102179
112080
122080
131981
141882
151882
161783
171684
181585
191585
201585
211585
221486
231585
241684
251684
261684
271684
281783
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sosnogorsk gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.6 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2642
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712081
2721981
3731971
4741871
5741871
6771760
7771760
8781660
9791650
10801550
11801550
12821440
13821440
14821440
15841330
16841330
17851230
18851230
19861220
20871120
21871120
22881020
23891010
2490910
2590910
2691810
2791810
2892710
2994600
3094600
3195500

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 11 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
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:44 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.52:448:17
217.42:478:14
317.32:508:10
417.22:538:07
517.12:568:04
617.02:598:01
716.93:027:58
816.83:057:54
916.73:087:51
1016.63:117:48
1116.53:147:45
1216.43:177:41
1316.33:207:38
1416.23:237:35
1516.13:267:31
1616.03:297:28
1715.93:327:24
1815.83:357:21
1915.73:387:17
2015.53:417:14
2115.43:447:10
2215.33:477:07
2315.23:507:03
2415.13:537:00
2515.03:566:56
2614.93:596:53
2714.84:026:49
2814.74:056:46
2914.64:086:42
3014.54:116:39
3114.44:146:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sosnogorsk?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sosnogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sosnogorsk in August

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

In August, Sosnogorsk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sosnogorsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sosnogorsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sosnogorsk?

Sosnogorsk sits at 63.6°N, 53.9°E, 86 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ukhta, 10 km away.

Topography around Sosnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sosnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Sosnogorsk is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ukhta 10 km · Yemva 189 km · Pechora 235 km · Ezhva 256 km · Syktyvkar 266 km · Usinsk 319 km · Krasnovishersk 392 km · Inta 401 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 Sosnogorsk (63.5967°, 53.8918°, elevation 86 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).