Zhirnovsk weather in August

In August, Zhirnovsk sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zhirnovsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhirnovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zhirnovsk is human settlement in Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zhirnovsk reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22816
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62816
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312412

How August really feels in Zhirnovsk

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.

Zhirnovsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -11°3799.88.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°317.87.99.70.0
Mar / -6°3586.111.50.0
Apr13° / 387.91.213.53.8
May21° / 10°427.9015.36.7
Jun25° / 14°528.7016.27.1
Jul27° / 16°458.2015.86.8
Aug26° / 15°305.8014.37.4
Sep20° / 466.7012.46.6
Oct11° / 378.10.710.42.9
Nov / -4°337.74.48.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°378.78.97.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86634
96634
106634
116535
126535
136535
146535
156436
166337
176238
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235941
245941
255842
265842
275743
285743
295644
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zhirnovsk gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.8 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
520
619
719
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1618
1718
1818
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2920
3020
3120

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15133151
25133151
35332141
45431141
55630131
65829121
76028111
86127111
96326101
10652591
11672481
12682381
13712270
14722260
15742150
16752050
17771940
18771940
19791830
20801730
21811720
22821620
23831520
24831520
25841420
26861310
27871210
28881110
29881110
30891010
3190910

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:317:43
215.14:337:41
315.14:347:40
415.04:357:38
515.04:377:36
614.94:397:35
714.94:407:33
814.84:427:31
914.84:437:29
1014.74:457:27
1114.74:467:26
1214.64:487:24
1314.54:497:22
1414.54:517:20
1514.44:537:18
1614.44:547:16
1714.34:567:14
1814.24:577:12
1914.24:597:10
2014.15:007:08
2114.15:027:06
2214.05:047:04
2313.95:057:01
2413.95:076:59
2513.85:086:57
2613.75:106:55
2713.75:126:53
2813.65:136:51
2913.65:156:48
3013.55:166:46
3113.45:186:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.05 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
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zhirnovsk?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Zhirnovsk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zhirnovsk in August

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

In August, Zhirnovsk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zhirnovsk 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 Zhirnovsk peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zhirnovsk?

Zhirnovsk sits at 51.0°N, 44.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kalininsk, 61 km away.

Topography around Zhirnovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhirnovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Zhirnovsk is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
346 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kalininsk 61 km · Krasnoarmeysk 64 km · Yelan’ 73 km · Kotovo 74 km · Privolzhskiy 101 km · Atkarsk 102 km · Saratov 105 km · Engels 108 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 Zhirnovsk (50.9788°, 44.7789°, elevation 138 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).