Tayshet weather in August

In August, Tayshet sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Tayshet's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tayshet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:07 AM – 8:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Tayshet is human settlement in Tayshetsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

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 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tayshet reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 8°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32413
42412
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102312
112311
122211
132211
142211
152211
162211
172211
182110
192110
202110
212110
222110
232010
24209
25209
26209
27209
28198
29198
30198
31188

How August really feels in Tayshet

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.

Tayshet 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-14° / -23°1457.37.40.0
Feb-9° / -21°144.76.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -13°206.27.611.40.0
Apr / -3°318.54.513.81.4
May16° / 5211.81.1164.6
Jun23° / 10°6211.8017.26.4
Jul25° / 13°6511016.76.6
Aug22° / 11°6912.1014.86.1
Sep14° / 5511.90.412.53.8
Oct / -3°4110.85.410.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°339.611.680.0
Dec-13° / -21°278.511.36.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113763
123862
133763
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
193565
203565
213466
223466
233466
243466
253367
263367
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tayshet gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.1 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 rain averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 (%)
14639141
24739131
34838121
44938121
55038111
65237101
7543691
8553681
9563581
10583471
11593371
12613261
13623161
14643051
15652951
16672841
17702640
18722530
19732430
20752230
21772120
22791920
23801820
24831610
25851410
26861310
27881110
28891010
2991900
3092800
3194600

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:38 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 9:31 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:389:31
215.85:399:29
315.85:419:27
415.75:439:25
515.65:459:23
615.65:479:20
715.55:499:18
815.45:519:16
915.45:539:14
1015.35:559:12
1115.25:579:09
1215.15:599:07
1315.16:019:05
1415.06:039:02
1514.96:059:00
1614.96:078:58
1714.86:098:55
1814.76:118:53
1914.66:138:50
2014.66:158:48
2114.56:178:45
2214.46:198:43
2314.36:218:40
2414.36:238:38
2514.26:258:35
2614.16:278:33
2714.06:298:30
2813.96:318:28
2913.96:338:25
3013.86:358:22
3113.76:378:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tayshet?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tayshet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tayshet in August

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

In August, Tayshet sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tayshet 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 Tayshet peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tayshet 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 Tayshet is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 11.4× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1320 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tayshet?

Tayshet sits at 55.9°N, 98.0°E, 331 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chunskiy, 104 km away.

Topography around Tayshet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tayshet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Tayshet is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
800 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Chunskiy 104 km · Ilanskiy 124 km · Nizhneudinsk 132 km · Kansk 144 km · Borodino 192 km · Vikhorevka 199 km · Zelenogorsk 212 km · Tulun 223 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 Tayshet (55.9328°, 97.9896°, elevation 331 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).