Tashtagol weather in August

In August, Tashtagol sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 117 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tashtagol's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashtagol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Tashtagol is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tashtagol reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32212
42212
52212
62212
72211
82211
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102211
112211
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31197

How August really feels in Tashtagol

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.

Tashtagol weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -21°389.511.47.90.0
Feb-8° / -19°328.19.69.50.0
Mar / -11°4810.411.211.50.0
Apr / -3°7913.17.913.61.5
May16° / 11315.2215.54.4
Jun21° / 10°11215.3016.55.6
Jul23° / 13°12716.8016.15.8
Aug21° / 10°11715014.55.7
Sep15° / 94141.412.44.1
Oct / -3°9114.18.510.31.0
Nov-4° / -12°8714.515.28.40.0
Dec-11° / -19°6413.214.87.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
153961
164060
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313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tashtagol gets around 117 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
255
354
454
553
653
752
851
951
1050
1149
1249
1348
1448
1548
1647
1747
1847
1947
2046
2146
2246
2347
2447
2547
2648
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1394119
2404118
3424118
4434017
5443916
6463915
7483814
8503713
9523612
10543511
11563410
1258339
1360328
1462317
1564306
1667285
1769274
1871263
1974242
2076222
2177212
2280191
2381181
2483161
2584151
2687130
2788120
2889110
299190
309280
319370

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
187calm
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297calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:328:57
215.45:338:56
315.35:358:54
415.35:378:52
515.25:388:50
615.15:408:48
715.15:428:46
815.05:438:45
915.05:458:43
1014.95:478:41
1114.85:488:39
1214.85:508:37
1314.75:528:35
1414.75:538:33
1514.65:558:30
1614.55:578:28
1714.55:588:26
1814.46:008:24
1914.36:028:22
2014.36:048:20
2114.26:058:17
2214.16:078:15
2314.16:098:13
2414.06:118:11
2513.96:128:08
2613.96:148:06
2713.86:168:04
2813.76:188:01
2913.76:197:59
3013.66:217:57
3113.56:237:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tashtagol?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tashtagol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tashtagol in August

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

In August, Tashtagol sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tashtagol in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tashtagol peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tashtagol?

Tashtagol sits at 52.8°N, 87.9°E, 462 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaltan, 94 km away.

Topography around Tashtagol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashtagol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Tashtagol is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kaltan 94 km · Osinniki 100 km · Mezhdurechensk 103 km · Myski 106 km · Novokuznetsk 121 km · Abaza 149 km · Prokop’yevsk 149 km · Kiselëvsk 158 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 Tashtagol (52.768°, 87.888°, elevation 462 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).