Svetlograd weather in August

In August, Svetlograd sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Svetlograd's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetlograd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:15 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Svetlograd is town in Russia.

Density
969/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Svetlograd reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°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)
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How August really feels in Svetlograd

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.

Svetlograd weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°318.45.68.90.0
Feb / -4°287.54.810.10.0
Mar / 469.83.611.61.6
Apr16° / 478.80.313.24.9
May22° / 11°6411.2014.66.5
Jun27° / 16°619.3015.46.4
Jul31° / 19°437.4015.15.2
Aug30° / 18°436.2013.95.7
Sep24° / 13°447.5012.37.4
Oct16° / 477.60.210.75.3
Nov / 387.92.19.31.2
Dec / -3°357.94.78.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
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57723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Svetlograd gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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221
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421
521
621
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
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1520
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2120
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2721
2821
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3022
3123

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13935206
24035196
34134196
44134196
54233186
64332186
74432186
84431186
94530186
104630196
114729196
124729195
134828195
144928185
154927185
165027185
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185027185
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225327164
235427163
245526163
255626153
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275725153
285925142
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306024142
316124132

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:577:32
214.64:587:31
314.54:597:30
414.55:007:29
514.45:017:27
614.45:037:26
714.35:047:24
814.35:057:23
914.35:067:21
1014.25:087:20
1114.25:097:18
1214.15:107:17
1314.15:117:15
1414.05:127:14
1514.05:147:12
1613.95:157:10
1713.95:167:09
1813.85:177:07
1913.85:197:05
2013.75:207:04
2113.75:217:02
2213.65:227:00
2313.65:246:58
2413.55:256:57
2513.55:266:55
2613.45:276:53
2713.45:296:51
2813.35:306:49
2913.35:316:47
3013.25:326:46
3113.25:346:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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155.7Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Svetlograd?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Svetlograd in August

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

In August, Svetlograd sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Svetlograd in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Svetlograd peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svetlograd 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 Svetlograd is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svetlograd?

Svetlograd sits at 45.3°N, 42.9°E, 151 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ipatovo, 44 km away.

Topography around Svetlograd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetlograd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Svetlograd is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
670 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ipatovo 44 km · Blagodarnyy 52 km · Mikhaylovsk 69 km · Aleksandrovskoye 69 km · Donskoye 70 km · Divnoye 75 km · Stavropol 77 km · Izobil’nyy 90 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 Svetlograd (45.3274°, 42.8562°, elevation 151 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).