Staraya Russa weather in August

In August, Staraya Russa sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Staraya Russa's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staraya Russa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Staraya Russa is town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,850/km²
people per km²
Founded
1167

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Staraya Russa reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102213
112213
122213
132213
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301910
311910

How August really feels in Staraya Russa

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.

Staraya Russa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°4110.710.56.90.0
Feb-2° / -8°328.38.18.90.0
Mar / -4°349.26.511.40.1
Apr11° / 439.71.9142.6
May17° / 5910.80.116.35.4
Jun21° / 11°8312.3017.76.0
Jul23° / 14°7912.3017.26.4
Aug21° / 12°7411.5015.16.2
Sep16° / 5410.1012.54.7
Oct / 6312.41.59.91.5
Nov / -2°5311.15.87.60.0
Dec-1° / -5°4211.19.46.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54456
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
153961
163961
173961
183961
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
243961
253961
263961
273862
283763
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Staraya Russa gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
736
836
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2338
2438
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13737216
23837205
33937195
44136194
54236184
64436173
74536163
84635163
94735152
104835152
114934142
125034142
135134132
145234122
155234122
165334112
175533102
18563392
19573382
20583282
21593272
22613171
23633061
24642961
25652951
26662851
27682741
28692641
29702541
30722431
31742330

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
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 9:08 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:539:08
216.24:559:06
316.14:589:03
416.05:009:01
516.05:028:59
615.95:048:57
715.85:068:54
815.75:088:52
915.65:108:49
1015.65:138:47
1115.55:158:44
1215.45:178:42
1315.35:198:39
1415.35:218:37
1515.25:238:34
1615.15:268:32
1715.05:288:29
1814.95:308:26
1914.95:328:24
2014.85:348:21
2114.75:378:18
2214.65:398:16
2314.55:418:13
2414.45:438:10
2514.45:468:07
2614.35:488:05
2714.25:508:02
2814.15:527:59
2914.05:547:56
3013.95:577:53
3113.95:597:50

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 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Staraya Russa?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Staraya Russa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Staraya Russa in August

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

In August, Staraya Russa sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Staraya Russa 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 Staraya Russa peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Staraya Russa?

Staraya Russa sits at 58.0°N, 31.4°E, 16 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Velikiy Novgorod, 59 km away.

Topography around Staraya Russa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staraya Russa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Staraya Russa is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
210 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Velikiy Novgorod 59 km · Valday 112 km · Luga 121 km · Chudovo 127 km · Ostashkov 141 km · Borovichi 156 km · Bologoye 159 km · Kirishi 169 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 Staraya Russa (57.9962°, 31.36°, elevation 16 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).