Staryy Oskol weather in August

In August, Staryy Oskol sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Staryy Oskol's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staryy Oskol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Staryy Oskol is Russian city.

Density
1,135/km²
people per km²
Founded
1593

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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Staryy Oskol reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52715
62715
72715
82715
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How August really feels in Staryy Oskol

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.

Staryy Oskol weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°399.79.68.20.0
Feb-3° / -8°358.47.99.60.0
Mar / -4°399.76.511.50.2
Apr13° / 428.90.913.53.7
May20° / 10°5210.2015.36.3
Jun24° / 14°6010.2016.36.9
Jul26° / 16°6310.4015.96.7
Aug25° / 14°417.2014.47.3
Sep19° / 4880.112.46.2
Oct11° / 498.60.910.42.8
Nov / -2°387.53.78.60.1
Dec-2° / -7°419.27.77.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56337
66436
76436
86436
96436
106535
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
166337
176337
186238
196139
206139
215941
225842
235743
245644
255545
265446
275347
285149
295050
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Staryy Oskol gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
524
624
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2725
2825
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3027
3127

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13534283
23734272
33834262
44034242
54233232
64433212
74633191
84833181
95033171
105232151
115332141
125531131
135731120
145930110
156029110
166129100
17632890
18642790
19662680
20672580
21702370
22712270
23722170
24742060
25751960
26761950
27771850
28781750
29801640
30801640
31821530

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:588:12
215.24:598:10
315.15:018:09
415.15:028:07
515.05:048:05
615.05:058:03
714.95:078:02
814.95:088:00
914.85:107:58
1014.75:117:56
1114.75:137:54
1214.65:157:52
1314.65:167:50
1414.55:187:48
1514.55:197:46
1614.45:217:44
1714.35:237:42
1814.35:247:40
1914.25:267:38
2014.15:277:36
2114.15:297:34
2214.05:317:32
2314.05:327:30
2413.95:347:28
2513.85:367:25
2613.85:377:23
2713.75:397:21
2813.65:407:19
2913.65:427:17
3013.55:447:14
3113.45:457:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Staryy Oskol?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Staryy Oskol for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Staryy Oskol in August

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

In August, Staryy Oskol sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Staryy Oskol 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 Staryy Oskol peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Staryy Oskol?

Staryy Oskol sits at 51.3°N, 37.8°E, 127 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gubkin, 22 km away.

Topography around Staryy Oskol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staryy Oskol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Staryy Oskol is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (32%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
466 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gubkin 22 km · Chernyanka 41 km · Rossosh’ 51 km · Novy Oskol 60 km · Shchigry 91 km · Semiluki 92 km · Pridonskoy 95 km · Alexeyevka 95 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 Staryy Oskol (51.3025°, 37.8461°, elevation 127 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).