Sosnovyy Bor weather in August

In August, Sosnovyy Bor sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 85 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sosnovyy Bor's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sosnovyy Bor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Sosnovyy Bor is city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
952/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sosnovyy Bor reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11916
21916
31816
41816
51816
61816
71816
81816
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101816
111816
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How August really feels in Sosnovyy Bor

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.

Sosnovyy Bor weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4411.711.86.40.0
Feb-3° / -7°359.59.58.70.0
Mar-1° / -4°369.16.411.30.0
Apr / 368.72.914.10.1
May / 447.80.216.72.0
Jun13° / 10°599.8018.33.6
Jul18° / 15°569.3017.75.9
Aug18° / 15°8511.9015.35.5
Sep14° / 12°8013.2012.63.6
Oct / 8415.11.49.81.0
Nov / 6914.45.77.20.0
Dec-0° / -3°56139.95.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124852
134852
144753
154753
164654
174654
184555
194555
204456
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224357
234357
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254159
264159
274159
284060
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sosnovyy Bor gets around 85 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
433
534
635
736
836
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13044196
23144196
33144195
43244195
53344194
63445184
73445183
83545173
93546172
103646162
113646152
123746152
133847142
143947131
153947121
164047111
174148111
184248101
19434891
20444780
21464770
22474670
23494560
24514450
25524350
26544240
27564040
28593830
29603730
30633520
31653320

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1119light breeze
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3020light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 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 156 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 9:28 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:519:28
216.54:549:26
316.54:569:23
416.44:589:21
516.35:019:18
616.25:039:16
716.15:059:13
816.05:089:10
916.05:109:08
1015.95:129:05
1115.85:159:02
1215.75:179:00
1315.65:208:57
1415.55:228:54
1515.45:258:51
1615.45:278:49
1715.35:298:46
1815.25:328:43
1915.15:348:40
2015.05:378:37
2114.95:398:34
2214.85:428:31
2314.75:448:28
2414.65:468:25
2514.65:498:22
2614.55:518:19
2714.45:548:16
2814.35:568:13
2914.25:598:10
3014.16:018:07
3114.06:038:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sosnovyy Bor?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sosnovyy Bor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sosnovyy Bor in August

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

In August, Sosnovyy Bor sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Sosnovyy Bor in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Sosnovyy Bor 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 Sosnovyy Bor peaks around July 11 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sosnovyy Bor?

Sosnovyy Bor sits at 59.9°N, 29.1°E, 17 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lomonosov, 38 km away.

Topography around Sosnovyy Bor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sosnovyy Bor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Sosnovyy Bor is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
209 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lomonosov 38 km · Kronstadt 40 km · Petrodvorets 40 km · Peterhof 45 km · Sestroretsk 54 km · Kurortnyy 54 km · Krasnoye Selo 59 km · Sosnovaya Polyana 60 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 Sosnovyy Bor (59.8996°, 29.0857°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).