Surgut weather in August

In August, Surgut sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Surgut's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surgut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:23 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Surgut is city in Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1594

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 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Surgut reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32012
42012
52012
62012
72012
81911
91911
101911
111911
121911
131911
141811
151811
161810
171810
181810
191810
201710
211710
22179
23179
24169
25169
26169
27168
28168
29158
30158
31158

How August really feels in Surgut

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.

Surgut weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -23°206.78.860.0
Feb-14° / -21°185.97.98.40.0
Mar-5° / -14°277.89.211.30.0
Apr / -6°368.96.414.30.0
May11° / 51112.517.12.4
Jun19° / 10°7312.90.118.85.4
Jul22° / 13°6911.1018.16.3
Aug18° / 10°9814.80.115.64.9
Sep11° / 6211.7112.62.4
Oct / -3°4812.58.39.60.1
Nov-9° / -15°359.911.56.90.0
Dec-15° / -21°268.311.45.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33268
43268
53169
63268
73169
82971
92971
102872
112872
122773
132575
142575
152476
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212179
222179
232080
241981
251981
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Surgut gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
646
746
846
947
1047
1148
1248
1348
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2248
2348
2448
2547
2647
2746
2846
2945
3044
3144

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15927113
26026113
36225112
46225112
56424102
66523102
76523102
86722101
9682291
10682291
11682291
12692281
13692281
14702271
15702271
16712261
17722260
18722260
19742150
20742150
21752050
22771940
23781840
24791740
25811630
26831430
27841330
28861220
29871120
3089920
3190820

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:458:40
216.83:478:37
316.73:508:35
416.73:528:32
516.63:558:29
616.53:588:26
716.44:008:24
816.34:038:21
916.24:058:18
1016.14:088:15
1116.04:108:12
1215.94:138:09
1315.84:168:06
1415.84:188:03
1515.74:218:00
1615.64:237:57
1715.54:267:54
1815.44:297:51
1915.34:317:48
2015.24:347:45
2115.14:377:42
2215.04:397:39
2314.94:427:36
2414.84:447:33
2514.74:477:29
2614.64:507:26
2714.54:527:23
2814.44:557:20
2914.34:577:17
3014.25:007:13
3114.15:037:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Surgut

In seasonPeak

In August, Surgut sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Surgut's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Surgut?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Surgut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Surgut in August

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

In August, Surgut sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Surgut in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Surgut peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Surgut?

Surgut sits at 61.3°N, 73.4°E, 43 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belyy Yar, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Surgut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surgut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Surgut is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and wetland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Belyy Yar 9.0 km · Fedorovskiy 42 km · Nefteyugansk 47 km · Pyt-Yakh 64 km · Lyantor 78 km · Poykovskiy 87 km · Langepas 96 km · Pokachi 116 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 Surgut (61.2576°, 73.4177°, elevation 43 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).