Velikiye Luki weather in August

In August, Velikiye Luki sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Velikiye Luki's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiye Luki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:35 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Velikiye Luki is town in Russia.

Density
1,719/km²
people per km²
Founded
1166

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Velikiye Luki reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102213
112213
122213
132213
142212
152212
162212
172212
182112
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202112
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242011
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272011
282011
291911
301910
311910

How August really feels in Velikiye Luki

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.

Velikiye Luki 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-3° / -8°4010.810.87.30.0
Feb-2° / -8°369.59.99.10.0
Mar / -4°369.16.511.40.1
Apr11° / 419.21.713.92.7
May17° / 61110.1165.4
Jun21° / 11°7813.2017.35.8
Jul23° / 14°8813.7016.86.2
Aug21° / 12°7411014.96.3
Sep16° / 6210.3012.54.7
Oct / 6011.41.310.11.6
Nov / -2°4910.95.67.90.0
Dec-2° / -5°4110.39.46.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64357
74456
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213664
223565
233466
243565
253466
263367
273268
283367
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Velikiye Luki gets around 74 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
835
935
1036
1136
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13936223
24036212
34136212
44236202
54436201
64535191
74635181
84734171
94834171
104934161
115033161
125133151
135133151
145233141
155432131
165432131
175532121
185731111
195831101
20593191
21603091
22613081
23632971
24642961
25662851
26672751
27702640
28712540
29732430
30742330
31762220

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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 42 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 5:05 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.05:059:02
215.95:079:00
315.85:098:58
415.85:118:56
515.75:138:54
615.65:158:52
715.55:178:50
815.55:198:48
915.45:218:45
1015.35:238:43
1115.35:258:41
1215.25:278:38
1315.15:298:36
1415.05:318:34
1515.05:338:31
1614.95:358:29
1714.85:378:26
1814.75:398:24
1914.75:418:21
2014.65:438:19
2114.55:458:16
2214.45:478:14
2314.45:498:11
2414.35:518:09
2514.25:538:06
2614.15:558:04
2714.15:578:01
2814.05:597:58
2913.96:017:56
3013.86:037:53
3113.76:067:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Velikiye Luki?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Velikiye Luki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Velikiye Luki in August

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

In August, Velikiye Luki sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Velikiye Luki in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Velikiye Luki peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiye Luki?

Velikiye Luki sits at 56.3°N, 30.5°E, 86 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nevel’, 52 km away.

Topography around Velikiye Luki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiye Luki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m.

The land around Velikiye Luki is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (34%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
239 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nevel’ 52 km · Vitebsk 130 km · Nelidovo 138 km · Polotsk 145 km · Novopolotsk 152 km · Ostrov 174 km · Ostashkov 180 km · Staraya Russa 191 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 Velikiye Luki (56.3406°, 30.5438°, elevation 86 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).