Vol’sk weather in August

In August, Vol’sk sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vol’sk's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vol’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:41 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Vol’sk is city in Russia.

Density
476/km²
people per km²
Founded
1690

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vol’sk reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Vol’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.

Vol’sk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°408.89.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.37.99.60.0
Mar / -7°347.86.311.50.0
Apr12° / 377.81.313.63.5
May21° / 10°387.3015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°488.9016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°407.30166.8
Aug26° / 15°325.9014.47.4
Sep19° / 456.8012.46.5
Oct11° / 388.20.910.42.8
Nov / -4°347.14.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°388.69.17.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76634
86535
96535
106436
116337
126337
136238
146139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vol’sk gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14234213
24334213
34434202
44633192
54832182
65031172
75230162
85429152
95628142
105727142
116026131
126225121
136325111
146524101
15662491
16682381
17692371
18702271
19722260
20722260
21742150
22742150
23762040
24771940
25771940
26791830
27801730
28811630
29831520
30841420
31851320

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:177:36
215.34:187:35
315.24:207:33
415.24:217:31
515.14:237:30
615.14:247:28
715.04:267:26
814.94:287:24
914.94:297:22
1014.84:317:20
1114.84:337:18
1214.74:347:16
1314.64:367:14
1414.64:387:12
1514.54:397:10
1614.54:417:08
1714.44:427:06
1814.34:447:04
1914.34:467:02
2014.24:477:00
2114.14:496:58
2214.14:516:55
2314.04:536:53
2413.94:546:51
2513.94:566:49
2613.84:586:47
2713.84:596:44
2813.75:016:42
2913.65:036:40
3013.65:046:37
3113.55:066:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vol’sk?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Vol’sk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vol’sk in August

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

In August, Vol’sk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vol’sk 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 Vol’sk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vol’sk?

Vol’sk sits at 52.0°N, 47.4°E, 65 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balakovo, 28 km away.

Topography around Vol’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vol’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Vol’sk is covered by trees (28%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Balakovo 28 km · Marks 57 km · Pugachëv 97 km · Yershov 98 km · Engels 108 km · Saratov 111 km · Privolzhskiy 116 km · Kuznetsk 131 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 Vol’sk (52.0417°, 47.3827°, elevation 65 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).