Velikiy Ustyug weather in August

In August, Velikiy Ustyug sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Velikiy Ustyug's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiy Ustyug's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:14 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Velikiy Ustyug is town in Russia.

Density
1,920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1147

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 Velikiy Ustyug 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)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52111
62111
72011
82011
92011
102011
112011
122011
131911
141910
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21189
22189
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24189
25179
26179
27179
28178
29178
30168
31168

How August really feels in Velikiy Ustyug

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.

Velikiy Ustyug weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°3310.112.86.20.0
Feb-7° / -14°308.410.38.50.0
Mar-0° / -9°348.79.311.30.0
Apr / -2°408.94.214.21.1
May15° / 5511.50.816.94.2
Jun20° / 7312.1018.65.7
Jul22° / 12°7712017.96.3
Aug19° / 10°7212.8015.55.5
Sep13° / 62120.212.63.2
Oct / 6112.24.49.70.5
Nov-3° / -7°4611.310.470.0
Dec-7° / -12°4011.213.15.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53367
63367
73367
83169
93169
103169
112971
122872
132872
142872
152773
162773
172773
182674
192674
202575
212575
222575
232575
242476
252377
262377
272377
282377
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Velikiy Ustyug gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
740
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15128174
25227174
35327164
45527153
55726143
65826133
76025123
86125122
96225112
106324112
116524101
126623101
136623101
14682291
15682291
16702190
17712180
18722080
19731980
20741970
21751870
22761770
23781660
24781660
25801550
26811450
27831340
28841240
29851230
30861130
31881020

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 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 162 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:37 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:378:25
216.73:398:22
316.63:428:20
416.63:448:17
516.53:468:15
616.43:498:12
716.33:518:09
816.23:548:06
916.13:578:04
1016.03:598:01
1115.94:027:58
1215.94:047:55
1315.84:077:52
1415.74:097:49
1515.64:127:46
1615.54:147:43
1715.44:177:40
1815.34:197:38
1915.24:227:34
2015.14:247:31
2115.04:277:28
2214.94:297:25
2314.84:327:22
2414.74:357:19
2514.74:377:16
2614.64:407:13
2714.54:427:10
2814.44:457:07
2914.34:477:04
3014.24:507:00
3114.14:526:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
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 Velikiy Ustyug?

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
2.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Velikiy Ustyug for sightseeing.

What to pack for Velikiy Ustyug in August

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

In August, Velikiy Ustyug 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 Velikiy Ustyug 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 Velikiy Ustyug peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiy Ustyug?

Velikiy Ustyug sits at 60.8°N, 46.3°E, 72 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kotlas, 58 km away.

Topography around Velikiy Ustyug

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiy Ustyug has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Velikiy Ustyug is covered by trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kotlas 58 km · Koryazhma 76 km · Vel’sk 230 km · Syktyvkar 261 km · Ezhva 263 km · Shar’ya 270 km · Manturovo 285 km · Kotel’nich 296 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 Velikiy Ustyug (60.7619°, 46.3135°, elevation 72 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).