Balta weather in August

In August, Balta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 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 Balta's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:02 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Balta is city in Podilsk Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Balta urban hromada (municipality).

Density
812/km²
people per km²
Founded
1699

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 Balta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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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How August really feels in Balta

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.

Balta 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-0° / -5°327.25.48.60.0
Feb / -4°286.24.29.90.0
Mar / -0°368.63.211.61.2
Apr15° / 458.80.613.44.6
May21° / 10°5810.8014.96.4
Jun25° / 14°7011.3015.76.6
Jul27° / 16°6510.2015.46.7
Aug27° / 15°487.6014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°588012.46.8
Oct14° / 396.50.110.64.3
Nov / 366.52.290.8
Dec / -3°316.94.38.30.0

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 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
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305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Balta gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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428
528
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826
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1124
1223
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1823
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2123
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3128

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12835298
22934298
33034288
43234277
53433267
63533256
73733246
83833245
94033234
104133224
114333213
124433203
134533202
144733192
154832182
164932171
175032171
185132161
195231161
205331151
215431141
225630131
235830120
245929120
256029110
266228100
27642790
28662680
29672580
30692470
31712360

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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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 4:42 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:427:33
214.84:437:32
314.84:457:30
414.74:467:29
514.74:477:27
614.64:497:26
714.64:507:24
814.54:517:23
914.54:537:21
1014.44:547:19
1114.44:557:18
1214.34:577:16
1314.34:587:14
1414.24:597:13
1514.25:017:11
1614.15:027:09
1714.15:047:07
1814.05:057:05
1914.05:067:04
2013.95:087:02
2113.85:097:00
2213.85:106:58
2313.75:126:56
2413.75:136:54
2513.65:156:52
2613.65:166:50
2713.55:176:48
2813.55:196:46
2913.45:206:44
3013.35:226:42
3113.35:236:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Balta?

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
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Balta in August

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

In August, Balta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Balta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balta peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balta?

Balta sits at 47.9°N, 29.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 22 km away.

DubăsariOrheiLadyzhynPervomayskHaysynFloreşti

Topography around Balta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Balta is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Podilsk 22 km · Rîbniţa 49 km · Dubăsari 82 km · Orhei 86 km · Ladyzhyn 88 km · Pervomaysk 92 km · Haysyn 99 km · Floreşti 99 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 Balta (47.936°, 29.6223°, elevation 160 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).