Vologda weather in August

In August, Vologda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.2 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vologda's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vologda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:47 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Vologda is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density
2,693/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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vologda 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 14°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
32212
42212
52212
62212
72112
82111
92111
102111
112111
122111
132111
142011
152011
162011
172010
182010
192010
201910
211910
221910
231910
241910
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31179

How August really feels in Vologda

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.

Vologda 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-7° / -12°3610.312.46.60.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.29.78.80.0
Mar / -8°329.28.611.30.0
Apr / -1°388.52.914.11.8
May16° / 5711.40.516.64.8
Jun20° / 10°7811.9018.15.9
Jul23° / 13°8213.2017.56.2
Aug20° / 10°7712.7015.25.8
Sep14° / 6011.20.212.63.7
Oct / 5712.13.29.80.7
Nov-1° / -5°4710.28.17.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°3911.2125.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44357
54258
64258
74159
84060
93961
103862
113763
123664
133664
143565
153466
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
252971
262971
272971
282971
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vologda gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
641
741
841
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14832173
24932163
35032153
45132143
55431132
65631112
75731102
8583192
9593092
10603082
11612982
12632872
13642772
14652771
15662671
16672571
17682471
18702361
19712261
20712261
21722161
22732061
23741961
24761851
25781750
26781750
27801640
28801640
29811540
30821530
31831430

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:12 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:128:41
216.44:148:38
316.34:178:36
416.24:198:34
516.24:218:31
616.14:238:29
716.04:268:26
815.94:288:24
915.84:308:21
1015.84:338:19
1115.74:358:16
1215.64:378:13
1315.54:408:11
1415.44:428:08
1515.34:448:05
1615.34:478:02
1715.24:498:00
1815.14:517:57
1915.04:547:54
2014.94:567:51
2114.84:587:48
2214.75:017:46
2314.75:037:43
2414.65:057:40
2514.55:087:37
2614.45:107:34
2714.35:127:31
2814.25:157:28
2914.15:177:25
3014.05:207:22
3114.05:227:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vologda?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vologda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vologda in August

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

In August, Vologda 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 Vologda 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 Vologda peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vologda?

Vologda sits at 59.2°N, 39.9°E, 125 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sokol, 30 km away.

Topography around Vologda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vologda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Vologda is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
167 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sokol 30 km · Gryazovets 44 km · Sheksna 78 km · Cherepovets 113 km · Danilov 116 km · Buy 126 km · Rybinsk 144 km · Tutayev 152 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 Vologda (59.2239°, 39.884°, elevation 125 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).