Sunzha weather in August

In August, Sunzha sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 72 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sunzha's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunzha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:10 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Sunzha is town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia.

Density
305/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sunzha reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22818
32818
42818
52817
62717
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312515

How August really feels in Sunzha

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.

Sunzha 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 / -5°307.98.79.20.0
Feb / -5°327.17.110.20.0
Mar / -0°55117.211.61.3
Apr14° / 7110.81.213.23.9
May19° / 10°10614.10.114.55.5
Jun24° / 14°10813015.16.4
Jul27° / 17°7611014.96.6
Aug27° / 17°7210.3013.86.7
Sep22° / 12°678.9012.36.8
Oct15° / 528.60.710.85.0
Nov / 397.33.79.51.3
Dec / -4°296.96.28.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46634
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106436
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
166139
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186040
195941
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225941
235842
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265842
275842
285842
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sunzha gets around 72 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
433
533
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2133
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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242748201
352748201
452747201
562747201
662747191
762747191
872747190
972648180
1072648180
1182648180
1282649170
1382649170
1482649170
1592649160
1692649160
1792749150
18102748150
19112748140
20112847140
21122846130
22132945120
23143044120
24153143110
25163241110
26173340100
2718343890
2820353690
2921363580
3023363480
3124373270

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:537:18
214.44:557:17
314.34:567:16
414.34:577:15
514.34:587:13
614.24:597:12
714.25:007:11
814.15:017:09
914.15:027:08
1014.15:037:07
1114.05:047:05
1214.05:067:04
1313.95:077:02
1413.95:087:01
1513.85:096:59
1613.85:106:58
1713.75:116:56
1813.75:126:55
1913.75:136:53
2013.65:156:51
2113.65:166:50
2213.55:176:48
2313.55:186:46
2413.45:196:45
2513.45:206:43
2613.35:216:41
2713.35:236:40
2813.25:246:38
2913.25:256:36
3013.15:266:34
3113.15:276:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sunzha?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sunzha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sunzha in August

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

In August, Sunzha sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sunzha in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sunzha peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sunzha 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 Sunzha is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1918 µg/m³Dec 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sunzha?

Sunzha sits at 43.3°N, 45.0°E, 326 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Troitskaya, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sunzha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunzha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,430 m.

The land around Sunzha is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
4,430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Troitskaya 5.0 km · Nesterovskaya 9.0 km · Karabulak 12 km · Surkhakhi 19 km · Ekazhevo 22 km · Achkhoy-Martan 24 km · Nazran 25 km · Kantyshevo 35 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 Sunzha (43.3206°, 45.049°, elevation 326 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. 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).