Starodub weather in August

In August, Starodub sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Starodub's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Starodub's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:38 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Starodub is city in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1080

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Starodub reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112414
122414
132414
142413
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202313
212313
222312
232312
242212
252212
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272212
282212
292111
302111
312111

How August really feels in Starodub

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.

Starodub weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°3810.29.580.0
Feb-2° / -7°359.38.59.50.0
Mar / -3°389.25.511.50.2
Apr13° / 419.11.113.63.4
May19° / 6211.10.115.56.0
Jun23° / 13°6611.2016.56.5
Jul24° / 15°8713.3016.16.5
Aug24° / 13°568.8014.57.0
Sep18° / 538.7012.45.6
Oct10° / 519.60.810.32.4
Nov / -2°448.848.50.1
Dec-2° / -6°419.37.97.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155347
165347
175347
185248
195248
205149
214951
224951
234852
244753
254654
264654
274357
284357
294159
304159
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Starodub gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
430
529
629
728
828
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
2832
2932
3033
3133

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13139264
23239254
33439243
43538233
53738223
63938203
74038193
84238183
94338173
104537162
114637152
124836142
134936132
145035132
155234122
165333122
175432122
185731111
195830111
206128101
216227101
22642691
23642691
24662581
25692470
26702370
27712360
28732250
29742240
30752140
31762130

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:138:37
215.35:158:35
315.35:168:34
415.25:188:32
515.25:198:30
615.15:218:28
715.15:238:26
815.05:248:24
914.95:268:22
1014.95:288:21
1114.85:298:19
1214.85:318:17
1314.75:338:15
1414.65:348:12
1514.65:368:10
1614.55:388:08
1714.45:398:06
1814.45:418:04
1914.35:438:02
2014.35:458:00
2114.25:467:57
2214.15:487:55
2314.15:507:53
2414.05:517:51
2513.95:537:48
2613.95:557:46
2713.85:577:44
2813.75:587:42
2913.76:007:39
3013.66:027:37
3113.56:047:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Starodub?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Starodub for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Starodub in August

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

In August, Starodub sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Starodub in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Starodub peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Starodub?

Starodub sits at 52.6°N, 32.8°E, 179 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Unecha, 29 km away.

Topography around Starodub

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Starodub has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Starodub is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
128 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Unecha 29 km · Klintsy 40 km · Novozybkov 56 km · Pochep 60 km · Trubchevsk 68 km · Novhorod-Siverskyi 73 km · Shostka 94 km · Dobrush 100 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 Starodub (52.585°, 32.7631°, elevation 179 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).