Zheleznogorsk weather in August

In August, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 34% 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 Zheleznogorsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is human settlement in Russia.

Density
859/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 Zheleznogorsk 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 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52515
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302211
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How August really feels in Zheleznogorsk

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.

Zheleznogorsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°409.910.180.0
Feb-3° / -8°378.98.39.50.0
Mar / -4°398.86.311.50.1
Apr12° / 469.61.113.63.3
May19° / 6010.4015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6511.1016.56.6
Jul25° / 15°7712.3016.16.6
Aug24° / 13°548.6014.57.1
Sep18° / 558.90.112.45.6
Oct10° / 5410.1110.32.3
Nov / -2°428.44.18.50.0
Dec-2° / -6°419.58.57.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65644
75743
85842
95842
105941
115941
125941
135842
145842
155842
165743
175644
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195545
205446
215347
225347
235248
245050
254951
264753
274654
284456
294357
304258
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zheleznogorsk gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.6 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 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
430
530
629
728
828
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2830
2930
3030
3131

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13235284
23436274
33536254
43636244
53836234
64036223
74135213
84335202
94435192
104634182
114734181
124933171
135032171
145231161
155430151
165529151
175828140
186027130
196226120
206326110
216525100
22672490
23682480
24702370
25722260
26732250
27752140
28752140
29772030
30791920
31791920

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2112light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 5:04 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:048:26
215.35:058:24
315.35:078:22
415.25:088:21
515.15:108:19
615.15:128:17
715.05:138:15
815.05:158:13
914.95:168:11
1014.95:188:09
1114.85:208:07
1214.75:218:05
1314.75:238:03
1414.65:258:01
1514.55:267:59
1614.55:287:57
1714.45:307:55
1814.45:317:53
1914.35:337:51
2014.25:357:49
2114.25:377:46
2214.15:387:44
2314.05:407:42
2414.05:427:40
2513.95:437:38
2613.85:457:35
2713.85:477:33
2813.75:487:31
2913.65:507:28
3013.65:527:26
3113.55:547:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Zheleznogorsk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in August

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

In August, Zheleznogorsk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 52.3°N, 35.4°E, 182 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 79 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
428 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: L’govskiy 79 km · Kurchatov 80 km · Orël 85 km · Kursk 89 km · Karachev 90 km · Ryl’sk 97 km · Trubchevsk 111 km · Shchigry 118 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 Zheleznogorsk (52.342°, 35.3592°, elevation 182 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).