Ukhta weather in August

In August, Ukhta sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ukhta's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ukhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
3:30 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
79%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ukhta is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
319/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ukhta reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
31910
41910
51910
61910
71910
81810
9189
10189
11189
12189
13179
14179
15179
16179
17179
18168
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24158
25157
26157
27157
28157
29157
30147
31146

How August really feels in Ukhta

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.

Ukhta 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° / -19°268.611.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -17°227.89.980.0
Mar-3° / -11°308.810.811.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.214.50.2
May11° / 5311.12.317.72.7
Jun18° / 7712.40.219.85.1
Jul21° / 11°6611.4018.96.1
Aug17° / 7212.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.60.912.72.2
Oct / -2°5912.87.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.7116.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52575
62377
72377
82278
92278
102179
112080
121981
131882
141882
151783
161783
171684
181684
191684
201684
211684
221684
231684
241684
251684
261684
271684
281783
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ukhta gets around 72 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
939
1039
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172208
274197
374197
475187
577176
677176
779165
879165
979165
1080155
1181154
1282144
1382144
1484133
1584133
1684133
1785123
1885123
1986122
2087112
2187112
2288102
2388102
249091
259091
269181
279271
289271
299460
309460
319550

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:45 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.52:458:17
217.42:488:14
317.32:518:11
417.22:548:08
517.12:578:05
617.03:008:02
716.93:037:58
816.83:067:55
916.73:097:52
1016.63:127:48
1116.53:157:45
1216.43:187:42
1316.33:217:39
1416.23:247:35
1516.13:277:32
1616.03:307:28
1715.93:337:25
1815.83:367:22
1915.63:397:18
2015.53:427:15
2115.43:457:11
2215.33:487:08
2315.23:517:04
2415.13:547:01
2515.03:576:57
2614.94:006:54
2714.84:036:50
2814.74:066:47
2914.64:096:43
3014.54:126:39
3114.44:156:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ukhta?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ukhta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ukhta in August

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

In August, Ukhta sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ukhta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ukhta peaks around June 23 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ukhta?

Ukhta sits at 63.6°N, 53.7°E, 99 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnogorsk, 10 km away.

Topography around Ukhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ukhta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Ukhta is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sosnogorsk 10 km · Yemva 179 km · Pechora 244 km · Ezhva 247 km · Syktyvkar 258 km · Usinsk 326 km · Krasnovishersk 394 km · Inta 411 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 Ukhta (63.569°, 53.6914°, elevation 99 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).