Sovetskaya Gavan’ weather in August

In August, Sovetskaya Gavan’ sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 106 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sovetskaya Gavan’'s 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sovetskaya Gavan’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:37 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Sovetskaya Gavan’ is city in Sovetsko-Gavansky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
431/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sovetskaya Gavan’ reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Sovetskaya Gavan’

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.

Sovetskaya Gavan’ weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -17°294.768.50.0
Feb-9° / -15°233.84.79.80.0
Mar-3° / -9°457.17.711.60.0
Apr / -2°5897.913.40.0
May / 6810.22.2151.4
Jun12° / 679.9015.93.2
Jul16° / 13°8910.3015.64.9
Aug18° / 15°10612.1014.25.5
Sep16° / 11°9010012.45.0
Oct / 889.3210.52.0
Nov-1° / -6°516.55.88.90.0
Dec-9° / -14°425.76.38.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
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203466
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274060
284060
294060
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sovetskaya Gavan’ gets around 106 mm of rain over 12.1 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 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
539
639
739
839
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1040
1140
1241
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1541
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3137

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11855261
21854271
31852282
41851292
51851292
61851292
71949303
81948303
92047303
102147293
112147293
122246293
132246283
142346283
152347273
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172447262
182548252
192549242
202649232
212650231
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232751211
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252950201
263051190
273151180
283349170
293548160
303747150
313946140

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:168:14
214.95:178:12
314.95:198:11
414.85:208:09
514.85:218:08
614.75:238:06
714.75:248:05
814.65:268:03
914.65:278:01
1014.55:288:00
1114.55:307:58
1214.45:317:56
1314.45:337:54
1414.35:347:53
1514.35:367:51
1614.25:377:49
1714.15:397:47
1814.15:407:45
1914.05:417:43
2014.05:437:41
2113.95:447:39
2213.95:467:37
2313.85:477:35
2413.75:497:33
2513.75:507:31
2613.65:527:29
2713.65:537:27
2813.55:557:25
2913.45:567:23
3013.45:587:21
3113.35:597:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sovetskaya Gavan’?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sovetskaya Gavan’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sovetskaya Gavan’ in August

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

In August, Sovetskaya Gavan’ 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 Sovetskaya Gavan’ in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 16°C and coldest in March near -0°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
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Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec1Bracing

UV index in Sovetskaya Gavan’ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sovetskaya Gavan’ peaks around August 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sovetskaya Gavan’ in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sovetskaya Gavan’ is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1418 µg/m³Dec 224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug7Good
Sep5Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sovetskaya Gavan’?

Sovetskaya Gavan’ sits at 49.0°N, 140.3°E, 53 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vanino, 14 km away.

Topography around Sovetskaya Gavan’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sovetskaya Gavan’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m.

The land around Sovetskaya Gavan’ is covered by trees (56%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,225 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vanino 14 km · Poronaysk 206 km · Kholmsk 251 km · Nevel’sk 280 km · Amursk 282 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 289 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 294 km · Korsakov 320 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 Sovetskaya Gavan’ (48.9721°, 140.2888°, elevation 53 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).