Zheleznovodsk weather in August

In August, Zheleznovodsk sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Zheleznovodsk's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznovodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Zheleznovodsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
560/km²
people per km²
Founded
1810

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zheleznovodsk reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23018
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52918
62918
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How August really feels in Zheleznovodsk

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.

Zheleznovodsk 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 / -5°287.47.19.10.0
Feb / -4°286.85.810.20.0
Mar / 5010.54.911.61.5
Apr15° / 5910.30.613.24.5
May21° / 11°7312.20.114.56.1
Jun26° / 15°7210.7015.26.6
Jul29° / 18°528.60156.0
Aug28° / 17°527.7013.86.4
Sep23° / 13°488.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 518.60.510.85.1
Nov / 367.63.39.41.3
Dec / -3°3486.28.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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46931
56931
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286337
296238
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zheleznovodsk gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3025
3126

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12333359
22332359
32432369
42432369
52431368
62431378
72431377
82531387
92530387
102530386
112531386
122531386
132631376
142632375
152732365
162832355
172833345
182933335
193033325
203134305
213234295
223434284
233534274
243634264
253834244
263934234
274034223
284233223
294333213
304532203
314632203

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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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 4:59 AM to 5:34 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)
114.54:597:29
214.45:017:27
314.45:027:26
414.45:037:25
514.35:047:24
614.35:057:22
714.25:067:21
814.25:077:19
914.25:097:18
1014.15:107:17
1114.15:117:15
1214.05:127:14
1314.05:137:12
1413.95:147:11
1513.95:157:09
1613.85:177:07
1713.85:187:06
1813.85:197:04
1913.75:207:03
2013.75:217:01
2113.65:236:59
2213.65:246:58
2313.55:256:56
2413.55:266:54
2513.45:276:52
2613.45:286:51
2713.35:306:49
2813.35:316:47
2913.25:326:45
3013.25:336:43
3113.15:346:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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65.6Bright
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125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
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 Zheleznovodsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zheleznovodsk for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zheleznovodsk in August

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

In August, Zheleznovodsk sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zheleznovodsk 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 Zheleznovodsk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zheleznovodsk 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 Zheleznovodsk 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 Zheleznovodsk?

Zheleznovodsk sits at 44.1°N, 43.0°E, 530 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lermontov, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zheleznovodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznovodsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,078 m.

The land around Zheleznovodsk is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
476 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
3,078 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lermontov 5.0 km · Inozemtsevo 9.0 km · Pyatigorsk 11 km · Mineralnye Vody 13 km · Svobody 14 km · Goryachevodskiy 15 km · Yessentuki 16 km · Yessentukskaya 17 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 Zheleznovodsk (44.1432°, 43.0048°, elevation 530 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).