Talnakh weather in August

In August, Talnakh sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 12 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Talnakh's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talnakh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
4:25 AM – 9:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Talnakh is human settlement in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
14,763/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical August day in Talnakh reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 8°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3159
4159
5159
6159
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12148
13148
14148
15148
16148
17147
18147
19137
20137
21137
22137
23126
24126
25126
26126
27115
28115
29115
30105
31104

How August really feels in Talnakh

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.

Talnakh weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-24° / -30°4410.113.30.90.0
Feb-23° / -29°40911.36.40.0
Mar-17° / -23°5311.213.510.90.0
Apr-9° / -17°5610.411.815.40.0
May-1° / -7°6010.910.4210.0
Jun10° / 7312.13.1242.0
Jul16° / 8511.30.123.34.9
Aug13° / 10013.80.317.63.4
Sep / 9013.35.712.90.6
Oct-7° / -12°10015.316.38.40.0
Nov-18° / -24°6110.613.12.80.0
Dec-23° / -28°5611.513.900.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42674
52674
62575
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
162377
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222476
232476
242476
252377
262278
272278
282179
292179
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Talnakh gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2390
3390
4400
5400
6410
7410
8420
9430
10430
11440
12440
13450
14450
15450
16450
17461
18461
19461
20461
21461
22461
23461
24462
25462
26462
27462
28463
29463
30464
31464

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
29091
39181
49181
59271
69271
79271
89361
99361
109271
119271
129271
139271
149271
159370
169370
179370
189370
199460
209460
219460
229550
239550
249640
259730
269730
279820
289820
299910
309910
3110000

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 12 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 300 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:06 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 11:19 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.23:0611:19
220.03:1211:13
319.83:1811:07
419.63:2411:01
519.43:2910:55
619.23:3510:49
719.03:4010:43
818.93:4610:38
918.73:5110:32
1018.53:5610:27
1118.34:0110:22
1218.24:0610:16
1318.04:1110:11
1417.84:1610:06
1517.74:2110:01
1617.54:259:56
1717.34:309:50
1817.24:359:45
1917.04:399:40
2016.94:449:35
2116.74:489:30
2216.54:539:25
2316.44:579:20
2416.25:029:15
2516.15:069:11
2615.95:109:06
2715.85:159:01
2815.65:198:56
2915.55:238:51
3015.35:278:46
3115.25:318:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Talnakh?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Talnakh.

What to pack for Talnakh in August

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

In August, Talnakh sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Talnakh in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talnakh peaks around July 16 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 16UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Talnakh?

Talnakh sits at 69.5°N, 88.4°E, 56 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Norilsk, 17 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Talnakh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talnakh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Talnakh is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and moss and lichen (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Norilsk 17 km · Kayyerkan 28 km · Dudinka 87 km · Novyy Urengoy 621 km · Tarko-Sale 682 km · Gubkinskiy 761 km · Nadym 802 km · Muravlenko 877 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 Talnakh (69.4865°, 88.3972°, elevation 56 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).