Vel’sk weather in August

In August, Vel’sk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vel’sk's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vel’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:30 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Vel’sk is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1137

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vel’sk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32111
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92011
102011
112010
122010
132010
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26178
27178
28178
29178
30168
31168

How August really feels in Vel’sk

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.

Vel’sk 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-8° / -14°329.812.16.10.0
Feb-7° / -13°267.69.78.50.0
Mar-0° / -8°328.89.311.30.0
Apr / -2°388.94.314.21.1
May15° / 6211.70.9174.2
Jun20° / 7212.4018.75.6
Jul22° / 12°7613.20186.1
Aug19° / 10°7813015.55.5
Sep13° / 6011.80.212.63.3
Oct / 5812.14.19.70.5
Nov-2° / -6°45119.26.90.0
Dec-6° / -11°3610.511.75.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33466
43466
53466
63466
73367
83268
93268
103070
113070
123070
132971
142971
152971
162872
172773
182773
192773
202773
212773
222575
232575
242575
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vel’sk gets around 78 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
840
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2042
2143
2243
2343
2443
2542
2642
2742
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15528143
25628133
35728123
45828113
55928103
6602893
7632782
8632782
9642772
10652672
11652672
12682561
13682561
14692461
15702361
16702361
17712261
18732160
19742060
20761950
21771850
22781750
23781750
24801640
25811540
26821440
27831430
28841330
29861220
30861220
31871120

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
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510calm
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1210calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:518:44
216.83:548:41
316.73:568:39
416.63:598:36
516.54:018:33
616.44:048:31
716.44:078:28
816.34:098:25
916.24:128:22
1016.14:148:19
1116.04:178:16
1215.94:198:14
1315.84:228:11
1415.74:248:08
1515.64:278:05
1615.54:308:02
1715.44:327:59
1815.34:357:56
1915.34:377:53
2015.24:407:50
2115.14:437:47
2215.04:457:43
2314.94:487:40
2414.84:507:37
2514.74:537:34
2614.64:557:31
2714.54:587:28
2814.45:017:25
2914.35:037:21
3014.25:067:18
3114.15:087:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vel’sk?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vel’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vel’sk in August

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

In August, Vel’sk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Vel’sk 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 Vel’sk peaks around July 10 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vel’sk?

Vel’sk sits at 61.1°N, 42.1°E, 90 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nyandoma, 121 km away.

Topography around Vel’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vel’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Vel’sk is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nyandoma 121 km · Sokol 209 km · Mirnyy 210 km · Velikiy Ustyug 230 km · Vologda 239 km · Kotlas 245 km · Gryazovets 264 km · Koryazhma 272 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 Vel’sk (61.0692°, 42.0992°, elevation 90 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).