Zelenchukskaya weather in August

In August, Zelenchukskaya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 200 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Zelenchukskaya's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenchukskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:23 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Zelenchukskaya is human settlement in Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Founded
1859

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 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zelenchukskaya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Zelenchukskaya

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.

Zelenchukskaya weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -9°589.810.19.10.0
Feb / -8°599.81010.20.0
Mar / -4°10415.512.111.60.1
Apr10° / -0°13617.56.413.21.8
May15° / 20422.61.114.53.2
Jun18° / 25623.3015.24.1
Jul21° / 10°22922.6014.94.7
Aug21° / 10°20020.9013.85.1
Sep18° / 14615.40.212.35.1
Oct13° / 10012.42.310.83.6
Nov / -3°679.369.50.8
Dec / -7°619.38.28.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
65842
75941
85941
95941
105941
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145842
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266139
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286040
296139
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zelenchukskaya gets around 200 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
1269
1369
1469
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2169
2268
2367
2466
2565
2664
2763
2862
2961
3060
3159

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1444710
2444610
345469
445459
546459
647458
747458
848457
949457
1049446
1150446
1251436
1352435
1453425
1554424
1655414
1756404
1858393
1960373
2061363
2164342
2266322
2368302
2471281
2573261
2674251
2776231
2879210
2981190
3082180
3184160

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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315calm

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 5:06 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:067:33
214.45:077:32
314.45:087:31
414.35:097:30
514.35:107:28
614.35:117:27
714.25:137:26
814.25:147:24
914.15:157:23
1014.15:167:22
1114.15:177:20
1214.05:187:19
1314.05:197:17
1413.95:217:16
1513.95:227:14
1613.85:237:13
1713.85:247:11
1813.75:257:09
1913.75:267:08
2013.65:287:06
2113.65:297:04
2213.55:307:03
2313.55:317:01
2413.55:326:59
2513.45:336:58
2613.45:356:56
2713.35:366:54
2813.35:376:52
2913.25:386:51
3013.25:396:49
3113.15:406:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zelenchukskaya

In seasonPeak

In August, Zelenchukskaya sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zelenchukskaya's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Zelenchukskaya?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zelenchukskaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zelenchukskaya in August

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

In August, Zelenchukskaya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zelenchukskaya 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 Zelenchukskaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenchukskaya?

Zelenchukskaya sits at 43.9°N, 41.6°E, 931 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karachayevsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Zelenchukskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenchukskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,434 m.

The land around Zelenchukskaya is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
840 m
80 km
3,434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Karachayevsk 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 40 km · Cherkessk 55 km · Otradnaya 60 km · Uchkeken 75 km · Mostovskoy 89 km · Kochubeyevskoye 90 km · Kislovodsk 91 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 Zelenchukskaya (43.855°, 41.5902°, elevation 931 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).