Tayga weather in August

In August, Tayga sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.9 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tayga's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tayga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Tayga is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1896

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tayga reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12213
22213
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92112
102112
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
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172011
182010
192010
202010
212010
221910
231910
24199
25199
26199
27189
28189
29188
30188
31178

How August really feels in Tayga

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.

Tayga 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-14° / -20°308.711.27.30.0
Feb-10° / -18°226.99.19.10.0
Mar-2° / -11°328.59.411.40.0
Apr / -2°379.84.913.81.0
May15° / 5411.71.2164.4
Jun21° / 11°6312.4017.26.0
Jul23° / 13°7712.8016.76.4
Aug20° / 11°7012.6014.95.8
Sep14° / 59120.412.53.6
Oct / -2°5912.76.810.10.6
Nov-5° / -11°5412.6137.90.0
Dec-12° / -18°4412.314.96.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
123961
133961
143961
153961
163763
173763
183862
193763
203763
213664
223664
233664
243565
253565
263367
273367
283268
293367
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tayga gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1340
1440
1540
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2242
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3142

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14933153
25033153
35132152
45232142
55331142
65331142
75530132
85530132
95829121
105829121
116028111
126127111
136227101
146426100
15662590
16682480
17692380
18712270
19732160
20742060
21761950
22781840
23791740
24811630
25831430
26851320
27861220
28871120
29891010
3090910
3191810

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 9:21 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:269:21
215.85:289:19
315.85:309:17
415.75:329:15
515.65:349:13
615.65:369:10
715.55:389:08
815.45:409:06
915.45:429:04
1015.35:449:02
1115.25:468:59
1215.25:488:57
1315.15:508:55
1415.05:528:52
1514.95:548:50
1614.95:568:48
1714.85:588:45
1814.76:008:43
1914.66:028:40
2014.66:048:38
2114.56:068:35
2214.46:088:33
2314.36:108:30
2414.36:128:28
2514.26:148:25
2614.16:168:23
2714.06:188:20
2814.06:208:17
2913.96:228:15
3013.86:248:12
3113.76:268:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tayga?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tayga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tayga in August

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

In August, Tayga sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tayga in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tayga peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tayga 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 Tayga is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1715 µg/m³Dec 163 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tayga?

Tayga sits at 56.1°N, 85.6°E, 249 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yashkino, 24 km away.

Topography around Tayga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tayga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Tayga is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
399 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Yashkino 24 km · Anzhero-Sudzhensk 25 km · Yurga 60 km · Berëzovskiy 60 km · Tomsk 62 km · Kedrovka 67 km · Seversk 75 km · Kemerovo 85 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 Tayga (56.0654°, 85.6218°, elevation 249 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).