Yelan’ weather in August

In August, Yelan’ sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 14.3 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 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yelan’'s 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yelan’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:58 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Yelan’ is human settlement in Yelansky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
5,623/km²
people per km²
Founded
1691

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 Yelan’ reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°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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22817
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42816
52816
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302412
312412

How August really feels in Yelan’

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.

Yelan’ 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-5° / -10°399.79.98.20.0
Feb-4° / -11°3388.29.70.0
Mar / -5°368.66.111.50.1
Apr14° / 378.11.113.54.0
May21° / 10°468.4015.36.7
Jun25° / 14°539.3016.27.0
Jul27° / 16°498.3015.86.7
Aug27° / 15°335.9014.37.3
Sep20° / 467012.46.6
Oct12° / 408.30.510.43.1
Nov / -3°378.54.48.70.1
Dec-3° / -8°429.597.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126634
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276040
285842
295743
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yelan’ gets around 33 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 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
421
520
620
719
818
918
1017
1117
1216
1316
1416
1516
1617
1717
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2018
2119
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3022
3122

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14732201
24831201
35031191
45130181
55329171
65528161
75627161
85826151
96025141
106224131
116423121
126723100
13692290
14702190
15712180
16732070
17742060
18751960
19771850
20781750
21791740
22801640
23821530
24821530
25831430
26841330
27861220
28871120
29871120
30881020
3189920

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 4:35 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:357:47
215.14:377:45
315.14:387:44
415.04:407:42
515.04:417:40
614.94:437:39
714.94:447:37
814.84:467:35
914.84:477:33
1014.74:497:31
1114.74:507:30
1214.64:527:28
1314.54:547:26
1414.54:557:24
1514.44:577:22
1614.44:587:20
1714.35:007:18
1814.25:017:16
1914.25:037:14
2014.15:057:12
2114.15:067:10
2214.05:087:08
2313.95:097:05
2413.95:117:03
2513.85:137:01
2613.75:146:59
2713.75:166:57
2813.65:176:55
2913.65:196:52
3013.55:216:50
3113.45:226:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yelan’?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yelan’ in August

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

In August, Yelan’ sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yelan’ 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 Yelan’ peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Yelan’ 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 Yelan’ is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Sep 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yelan’?

Yelan’ sits at 50.9°N, 43.7°E, 118 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zhirnovsk, 73 km away.

Topography around Yelan’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yelan’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Yelan’ is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Zhirnovsk 73 km · Balashov 78 km · Kalininsk 80 km · Novoanninskiy 88 km · Kotovo 103 km · Mikhaylovka 105 km · Povorino 108 km · Uryupinsk 122 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 Yelan’ (50.9488°, 43.7371°, elevation 118 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).