Bakhmut weather in August

In August, Bakhmut sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bakhmut's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bakhmut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:27 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Bakhmut is city in Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Density
1,935/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bakhmut reaches about 27°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 22°C and 33°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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42917
52817
62817
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How August really feels in Bakhmut

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.

Bakhmut weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°429.388.50.0
Feb-0° / -6°357.96.79.80.0
Mar / -2°4110.14.911.60.6
Apr14° / 489.50.513.44.3
May21° / 10°55100156.5
Jun25° / 15°6010.2015.86.8
Jul28° / 17°528.5015.56.6
Aug27° / 15°355.8014.17.2
Sep21° / 10°477012.47.0
Oct13° / 417.20.610.63.9
Nov / -1°387.62.590.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.95.78.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47129
57228
67228
77228
87228
97327
107327
117327
127129
137129
147129
157129
167030
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316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bakhmut gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
421
521
620
720
819
918
1018
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2419
2519
2620
2721
2821
2922
3023
3123

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13533275
23633265
33732255
43932245
54131235
64331224
74430214
84630204
94830193
105029183
115129173
125428162
135528152
145727142
155926132
165926132
176125122
186324112
196324112
206523102
216523102
22672292
23682291
24702181
25702181
26712171
27722071
28722071
29732061
30741961
31741961

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:06 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:067:02
214.94:087:00
314.84:096:59
414.84:106:57
514.74:126:56
614.74:136:54
714.64:146:53
814.64:166:51
914.54:176:49
1014.54:196:48
1114.44:206:46
1214.44:216:44
1314.34:236:42
1414.34:246:41
1514.24:266:39
1614.24:276:37
1714.14:296:35
1814.14:306:33
1914.04:316:31
2013.94:336:30
2113.94:346:28
2213.84:366:26
2313.84:376:24
2413.74:396:22
2513.74:406:20
2613.64:416:18
2713.54:436:16
2813.54:446:14
2913.44:466:12
3013.44:476:10
3113.34:496:07

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 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bakhmut?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bakhmut in August

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

In August, Bakhmut sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bakhmut in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bakhmut peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bakhmut 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 Bakhmut is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bakhmut?

Bakhmut sits at 48.6°N, 38.0°E, 100 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kostyantynivka, 23 km away.

Topography around Bakhmut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bakhmut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Bakhmut is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kostyantynivka 23 km · Toretsk 25 km · Popasna 28 km · Mykytivskyi 31 km · Tsentralno-Miskyi 33 km · Kindrativskyi 33 km · Sonyachnyi 33 km · Horlivka 33 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Bakhmut (48.5942°, 37.9989°, elevation 100 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).