Verkhnyaya Salda weather in August

In August, Verkhnyaya Salda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°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 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 Verkhnyaya Salda's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Verkhnyaya Salda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Verkhnyaya Salda is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
680/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Verkhnyaya Salda reaches about 20°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 26°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
32212
42212
52212
62112
72112
82112
92111
102111
112111
122011
132011
142011
152011
162011
171910
181910
191910
201910
211910
221810
231810
24189
25189
26189
27189
28179
29179
30178
31178

How August really feels in Verkhnyaya Salda

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.

Verkhnyaya Salda 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-11° / -18°185.97.36.90.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.86.28.90.0
Mar-0° / -9°246.57.111.40.0
Apr / -1°357.83.8141.5
May16° / 5610.30.916.34.9
Jun21° / 10°8312.70.117.75.9
Jul23° / 12°8612.6017.26.3
Aug20° / 10°8312.9015.15.6
Sep13° / 6211.40.312.53.5
Oct / -1°4210.14.59.90.6
Nov-4° / -9°297.97.97.60.0
Dec-9° / -15°206.38.26.30.0

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 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73565
83565
93466
103367
113268
123169
133070
143070
152971
162971
172872
182872
192674
202674
212575
222575
232377
242377
252278
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Verkhnyaya Salda gets around 83 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1742
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2742
2842
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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15228173
25428162
35527162
45527162
55627152
65826151
75926141
86026131
96026131
106126121
116326110
126425110
136525100
14662590
15672490
16692380
17692380
18712270
19722170
20732160
21742060
22761950
23771850
24791740
25801640
26811540
27831430
28841330
29851230
30871120
31871120

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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 4:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:569:11
216.24:589:09
316.15:019:07
416.05:039:05
516.05:059:02
615.95:079:00
715.85:098:58
815.75:118:55
915.75:138:53
1015.65:168:50
1115.55:188:48
1215.45:208:45
1315.35:228:43
1415.35:248:40
1515.25:268:38
1615.15:298:35
1715.05:318:32
1814.95:338:30
1914.95:358:27
2014.85:388:24
2114.75:408:22
2214.65:428:19
2314.55:448:16
2414.55:468:14
2514.45:498:11
2614.35:518:08
2714.25:538:05
2814.15:558:02
2914.05:577:59
3013.96:007:57
3113.96:027:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Verkhnyaya Salda?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Verkhnyaya Salda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Verkhnyaya Salda in August

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

In August, Verkhnyaya Salda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Verkhnyaya Salda 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 Verkhnyaya Salda peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Verkhnyaya Salda in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Verkhnyaya Salda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 2015 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Verkhnyaya Salda?

Verkhnyaya Salda sits at 58.0°N, 60.6°E, 188 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnyaya Salda, 11 km away.

Topography around Verkhnyaya Salda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Verkhnyaya Salda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Verkhnyaya Salda is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nizhnyaya Salda 11 km · Nizhny Tagil 37 km · Krasnoural’sk 46 km · Kushva 54 km · Nev’yansk 65 km · Alapayevsk 71 km · Kirovgrad 74 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 76 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 Verkhnyaya Salda (58.045°, 60.551°, elevation 188 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).