Tyrnyauz weather in August

In August, Tyrnyauz sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 162 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tyrnyauz's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tyrnyauz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:18 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Tyrnyauz is human settlement in Elbrussky District, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia.

Density
325/km²
people per km²
Founded
1934

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 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tyrnyauz reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21910
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41910
51910
61910
7199
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10199
11199
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13199
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25188
26188
27188
28188
29177
30177
31177

How August really feels in Tyrnyauz

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.

Tyrnyauz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°307.59.39.20.0
Feb-2° / -12°327.38.410.20.0
Mar / -7°7212.712.711.60.0
Apr / -3°10816.510.713.20.7
May12° / 15822.64.414.52.3
Jun16° / 20325.30.615.23.3
Jul19° / 19025.2014.94.0
Aug19° / 16223.1013.84.4
Sep15° / 10516.21.212.33.9
Oct10° / -1°6711.24.910.82.2
Nov / -7°397.66.89.50.0
Dec-2° / -11°316.77.88.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115347
125347
135347
145248
155347
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235149
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tyrnyauz gets around 162 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
179
278
378
477
577
676
776
876
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1476
1576
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2275
2374
2473
2572
2671
2770
2869
2967
3066
3165

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58515
68515
78614
88713
98812
108911
118911
129010
13919
14928
15928
16937
17946
18946
19955
20955
21964
22964
23973
24973
25982
26982
27991
28991
29991
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:027:27
214.45:037:26
314.35:047:25
414.35:057:23
514.35:067:22
614.25:077:21
714.25:087:19
814.15:097:18
914.15:117:17
1014.15:127:15
1114.05:137:14
1214.05:147:12
1313.95:157:11
1413.95:167:09
1513.85:177:08
1613.85:187:06
1713.85:207:05
1813.75:217:03
1913.75:227:02
2013.65:237:00
2113.65:246:58
2213.55:256:57
2313.55:266:55
2413.45:286:53
2513.45:296:52
2613.35:306:50
2713.35:316:48
2813.25:326:46
2913.25:336:45
3013.15:346:43
3113.15:366:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tyrnyauz

In seasonPeak

In August, Tyrnyauz sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tyrnyauz's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tyrnyauz?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tyrnyauz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tyrnyauz in August

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

In August, Tyrnyauz sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tyrnyauz in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tyrnyauz peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tyrnyauz?

Tyrnyauz sits at 43.4°N, 42.9°E, 1,291 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mestia, 41 km away.

Topography around Tyrnyauz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tyrnyauz has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,320 m around an average of 1,742 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,278 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,353 m.

The land around Tyrnyauz is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,320 m
16 km
3,278 m
80 km
5,353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Mestia 41 km · Chegem 58 km · Nalchik 58 km · Dugulubgey 59 km · Baksan 60 km · Kislovodsk 61 km · Uchkeken 70 km · Yessentukskaya 72 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 Tyrnyauz (43.3828°, 42.9183°, elevation 1,291 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).