Balakliya weather in August

In August, Balakliya sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:30 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Balakliya is city of Ukraine.

Density
162/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 Balakliya 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 21°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)
12817
22817
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42817
52817
62817
72816
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How August really feels in Balakliya

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.

Balakliya weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°399.37.88.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°348.16.19.80.0
Mar / -2°439.44.511.50.5
Apr14° / 439.30.513.44.3
May21° / 11°529.9015.16.6
Jun25° / 15°6010.10166.8
Jul27° / 17°519.2015.66.6
Aug27° / 15°396.4014.27.2
Sep21° / 10°447.4012.46.8
Oct13° / 417.40.610.53.7
Nov / -1°377.12.98.90.3
Dec-1° / -5°438.4680.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
156832
166832
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246337
256238
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276040
286040
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Balakliya gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
521
621
720
819
919
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1719
1819
1920
2020
2121
2221
2322
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3026
3126

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 (%)
13134286
23334276
33434256
43634245
53834235
64034214
74234204
84434184
94634173
104833163
115033152
125133142
135332132
145432122
155631112
165830111
175929111
186128101
196227101
206326101
21642691
22652591
23662491
24672481
25692380
26702280
27712270
28722170
29742060
30742060
31761950

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:08 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:087:09
215.04:097:08
314.94:117:06
414.94:127:05
514.84:147:03
614.84:157:01
714.74:177:00
814.74:186:58
914.64:196:56
1014.64:216:55
1114.54:226:53
1214.54:246:51
1314.44:256:49
1414.34:276:48
1514.34:286:46
1614.24:306:44
1714.24:316:42
1814.14:336:40
1914.14:346:38
2014.04:366:36
2113.94:376:34
2213.94:396:32
2313.84:406:30
2413.84:426:28
2513.74:436:26
2613.74:456:24
2713.64:466:22
2813.54:486:20
2913.54:496:18
3013.44:516:15
3113.44:526:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Balakliya?

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

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

What to pack for Balakliya in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Balakliya 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 Balakliya peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Balakliya 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 Balakliya is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1714 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Balakliya?

Balakliya sits at 49.5°N, 36.8°E, 79 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Slobozhanske, 28 km away.

Topography around Balakliya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balakliya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Balakliya is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Slobozhanske 28 km · Izyum 42 km · Chuhuyiv 44 km · Zlatopil 46 km · Kupyansk 62 km · Kivsharivka 63 km · Rayon KTZ 64 km · Merefa 70 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 Balakliya (49.456°, 36.8443°, elevation 79 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).