Yessentuki weather in August

In August, Yessentuki sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 95 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yessentuki's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yessentuki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Yessentuki is Russian city.

Density
1,620/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yessentuki reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112415
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212414
222314
232313
242313
252313
262313
272313
282313
292313
302212
312212

How August really feels in Yessentuki

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.

Yessentuki weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°368.77.99.10.0
Feb / -6°3687.210.20.0
Mar / -2°7413.18.611.60.7
Apr13° / 9213.82.813.23.0
May17° / 12816.20.214.54.7
Jun22° / 12°13215.5015.25.7
Jul24° / 14°9911.90156.8
Aug24° / 14°9511.4013.86.9
Sep20° / 10°8110.5012.36.2
Oct14° / 7310.41.410.84.1
Nov / -1°4684.69.41.1
Dec / -5°398.67.18.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96436
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176139
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235941
245842
255842
265842
275743
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yessentuki gets around 95 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
637
737
837
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3036
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12042336
22142325
32142325
42242325
52242324
62242314
72342314
82342313
92442313
102442312
112442312
122542312
132542302
142643302
152643292
162743282
172843272
182844271
192944261
203044251
213244231
223344221
233444211
243644201
253743191
263943170
274143160
284342150
294541140
304740130
314940120

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:007:29
214.45:017:28
314.45:037:26
414.45:047:25
514.35:057:24
614.35:067:23
714.25:077:21
814.25:087:20
914.25:097:18
1014.15:107:17
1114.15:127:16
1214.05:137:14
1314.05:147:13
1413.95:157:11
1513.95:167:09
1613.85:177:08
1713.85:197:06
1813.75:207:05
1913.75:217:03
2013.75:227:01
2113.65:237:00
2213.65:246:58
2313.55:266:56
2413.55:276:55
2513.45:286:53
2613.45:296:51
2713.35:306:49
2813.35:326:48
2913.25:336:46
3013.25:346:44
3113.15:356:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yessentuki?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Yessentuki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yessentuki in August

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

In August, Yessentuki sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yessentuki in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yessentuki peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yessentuki 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 Yessentuki is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yessentuki?

Yessentuki sits at 44.0°N, 42.9°E, 629 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yessentukskaya, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Yessentuki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yessentuki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 639 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,092 m.

The land around Yessentuki is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), grassland (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
990 m
80 km
4,092 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yessentukskaya 3.0 km · Lermontov 12 km · Pyatigorsk 16 km · Svobody 16 km · Zheleznovodsk 16 km · Kislovodsk 19 km · Goryachevodskiy 19 km · Inozemtsevo 19 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 Yessentuki (44.0483°, 42.8564°, elevation 629 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).