Yelets weather in August

In August, Yelets sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yelets's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yelets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:15 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Yelets is city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,637/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yelets reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
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42615
52615
62615
72615
82614
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How August really feels in Yelets

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.

Yelets weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°399.59.980.0
Feb-4° / -9°358.48.49.50.0
Mar / -5°368.86.911.50.0
Apr12° / 449.21.113.63.3
May20° / 5210.3015.56.2
Jun23° / 13°5811.2016.56.7
Jul25° / 15°6411.5016.16.6
Aug24° / 13°498.4014.57.2
Sep18° / 508.90.112.45.7
Oct10° / 529.21.110.32.4
Nov / -3°397.74.68.50.0
Dec-3° / -7°399.28.97.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86238
96238
106337
116238
126238
136238
146238
156139
166139
176040
185941
195842
205743
215644
225545
235446
245347
255248
265149
275050
284951
294852
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yelets gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
430
529
629
728
828
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2627
2728
2828
2929
3029
3130

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13933262
24133252
34233232
44432222
54532212
64732202
74832181
85032171
95132161
105331151
115531131
125531131
135730121
145830111
156029101
166029101
17632890
18652780
19662680
20682570
21702460
22712360
23732250
24742150
25762040
26771940
27791830
28801730
29811720
30821620
31831520

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
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:508:14
215.34:518:12
315.34:538:11
415.24:558:09
515.24:568:07
615.14:588:05
715.15:008:03
815.05:018:02
914.95:038:00
1014.95:057:58
1114.85:067:56
1214.85:087:54
1314.75:107:52
1414.65:117:50
1514.65:137:48
1614.55:157:45
1714.45:167:43
1814.45:187:41
1914.35:207:39
2014.35:227:37
2114.25:237:35
2214.15:257:32
2314.15:277:30
2414.05:287:28
2513.95:307:26
2613.95:327:23
2713.85:347:21
2813.75:357:19
2913.75:377:16
3013.65:397:14
3113.55:407:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yelets?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yelets in August

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

In August, Yelets sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yelets 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 Yelets peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yelets?

Yelets sits at 52.6°N, 38.5°E, 121 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lebedyan’, 62 km away.

Topography around Yelets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yelets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Yelets is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
209 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lebedyan’ 62 km · Yefremov 64 km · Livny 65 km · Lipetsk 70 km · Dankov 82 km · Gryazi 98 km · Usman’ 104 km · Semiluki 110 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 Yelets (52.6144°, 38.5093°, elevation 121 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).