Valday weather in August

In August, Valday sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 85 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Valday's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valday's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:18 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Valday is human settlement in Valdaysky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1495

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 Valday reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82212
92112
102112
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301810
311810

How August really feels in Valday

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.

Valday weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -9°5112.514.56.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°369.710.88.90.0
Mar / -6°399.58.911.40.0
Apr10° / 4510.83.1142.0
May16° / 6912.40.216.34.8
Jun20° / 11°8613.7017.75.6
Jul22° / 13°9114.4017.25.9
Aug20° / 11°8512.9015.15.8
Sep15° / 6111.70.112.54.1
Oct / 7012.92.59.91.1
Nov / -3°5812.287.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°5212.612.56.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
43961
53961
63961
73862
83763
93763
103763
113763
123664
133664
143664
153565
163466
173367
183367
193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Valday gets around 85 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
540
640
740
841
942
1042
1143
1243
1344
1444
1544
1645
1745
1845
1945
2044
2144
2243
2343
2442
2541
2641
2741
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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14435192
24535191
34635181
44735171
54835161
64935151
75035141
85135131
95335120
105335120
115534110
125534110
135633101
145633101
15583291
16583291
17603181
18613081
19632971
20642871
21652771
22672661
23682561
24702451
25722350
26742240
27742240
28762130
29772030
30781930
31801820

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:469:00
216.24:488:58
316.14:508:56
416.04:528:53
515.94:548:51
615.94:568:49
715.84:598:46
815.75:018:44
915.65:038:42
1015.65:058:39
1115.55:078:37
1215.45:098:34
1315.35:128:32
1415.35:148:29
1515.25:168:27
1615.15:188:24
1715.05:208:21
1814.95:238:19
1914.95:258:16
2014.85:278:13
2114.75:298:11
2214.65:318:08
2314.55:348:05
2414.45:368:03
2514.45:388:00
2614.35:407:57
2714.25:427:54
2814.15:457:51
2914.05:477:49
3013.95:497:46
3113.95:517:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Valday?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Valday for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valday in August

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

In August, Valday 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 Valday in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valday peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 10UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valday?

Valday sits at 58.0°N, 33.3°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bologoye, 48 km away.

Topography around Valday

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valday has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Valday is covered by trees (48%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
283 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bologoye 48 km · Borovichi 61 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 89 km · Ostashkov 93 km · Udomlya 104 km · Staraya Russa 112 km · Velikiy Novgorod 131 km · Torzhok 146 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 Valday (57.9773°, 33.2515°, elevation 187 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).