Zeya weather in August

In August, Zeya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 114 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zeya's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zeya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Zeya is town in Russia.

Density
692/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zeya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
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112213
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31199

How August really feels in Zeya

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.

Zeya weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-20° / -30°31.12.27.80.0
Feb-15° / -26°41.32.19.40.0
Mar-6° / -17°92.73.311.50.0
Apr / -5°244.83.613.70.6
May14° / 659.51.115.63.9
Jun21° / 11°7611.1016.76.2
Jul24° / 15°14614.9016.36.1
Aug21° / 12°11412014.66.2
Sep15° / 7510.20.312.54.2
Oct / -5°356.44.910.30.5
Nov-11° / -20°143.74.68.30.0
Dec-21° / -29°41.32.17.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
73961
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
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184060
194159
204258
214357
224357
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304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zeya gets around 114 mm of rain over 12 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 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
542
642
742
842
942
1041
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2737
2837
2937
3038
3139

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128313011
228323010
329322910
43032299
53132289
63232288
73332278
83532267
93632267
103732256
113931246
124032235
134132225
144332214
154432204
164632183
174832173
185032163
195232142
205332132
215532121
225831101
23593191
24613081
25632971
26662860
27682750
28702640
29722530
30742330
31762220

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:508:24
215.54:528:22
315.44:548:20
415.44:558:18
515.34:578:16
615.34:598:14
715.25:018:12
815.15:028:11
915.15:048:09
1015.05:068:06
1114.95:088:04
1214.95:098:02
1314.85:118:00
1414.85:137:58
1514.75:157:56
1614.65:167:54
1714.65:187:51
1814.55:207:49
1914.45:227:47
2014.45:247:45
2114.35:257:42
2214.25:277:40
2314.15:297:38
2414.15:317:35
2514.05:337:33
2613.95:357:31
2713.95:367:28
2813.85:387:26
2913.75:407:23
3013.75:427:21
3113.65:447:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zeya

In seasonPeak

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

Zeya's rainy season runs June–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 Zeya?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zeya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zeya in August

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

In August, Zeya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zeya 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 Zeya peaks around July 11 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zeya 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 Zeya is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 76.6× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodJul 1577 µg/m³Dec 201 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar12Good
Apr38Poor
May63Unhealthy
Jun30Moderate
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug11Good
Sep6Good
Oct11Good
Nov4Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zeya?

Zeya sits at 53.7°N, 127.3°E, 221 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shimanovsk, 195 km away.

Topography around Zeya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zeya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,285 m.

The land around Zeya is covered by trees (37%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
1,285 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Shimanovsk 195 km · Tynda 226 km · Svobodnyy 269 km · Belogorsk 325 km · Neryungri 362 km · Chigiri 378 km · Blagoveshchensk 385 km · Raychikhinsk 462 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 Zeya (53.7359°, 127.256°, elevation 221 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).