Dokuchayevsk weather in August

In August, Dokuchayevsk sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dokuchayevsk's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dokuchayevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:30 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Dokuchayevsk is city in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,919/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dokuchayevsk reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
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112917
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292514
302514
312513

How August really feels in Dokuchayevsk

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.

Dokuchayevsk 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-1° / -6°4196.98.70.0
Feb / -6°367.75.69.90.0
Mar / -1°439.64.511.60.7
Apr15° / 449.30.213.44.4
May21° / 11°5910.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°5910.2015.76.8
Jul28° / 17°447.9015.46.6
Aug28° / 16°336014.17.0
Sep22° / 11°386.5012.47.3
Oct14° / 386.80.410.64.3
Nov / -0°3771.79.10.5
Dec / -5°418.34.78.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137723
147624
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237129
247030
256931
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276733
286634
296634
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dokuchayevsk gets around 33 mm of rain over 6 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 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
422
522
621
721
820
919
1019
1118
1217
1317
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2519
2619
2720
2820
2921
3021
3122

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13533266
23633256
33833245
43933235
54132225
64232214
74432214
84531203
94731193
104930183
115030182
125229172
135329162
145428162
155627152
165726152
175826142
185925142
196124132
206124132
216324121
226523111
236523111
246623101
256722101
26682291
27692191
28702181
29712081
30722080
31731980

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:107:00
214.84:126:59
314.74:136:58
414.74:146:56
514.74:156:55
614.64:176:53
714.64:186:52
814.54:196:50
914.54:216:48
1014.44:226:47
1114.44:246:45
1214.34:256:43
1314.34:266:42
1414.24:286:40
1514.24:296:38
1614.14:306:36
1714.04:326:35
1814.04:336:33
1913.94:346:31
2013.94:366:29
2113.84:376:27
2213.84:396:25
2313.74:406:23
2413.74:416:21
2513.64:436:20
2613.64:446:18
2713.54:466:16
2813.44:476:14
2913.44:486:12
3013.34:506:10
3113.34:516:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
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55.9Bright
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135.6Bright
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195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dokuchayevsk?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dokuchayevsk in August

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

In August, Dokuchayevsk sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dokuchayevsk in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 70 km away) is warmest in July at about 25°C and coldest in January near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Sep 13 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep20Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Dokuchayevsk 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 Dokuchayevsk peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dokuchayevsk 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 Dokuchayevsk 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 1718 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dokuchayevsk?

Dokuchayevsk sits at 47.8°N, 37.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Voznesenskyi, 20 km away.

Topography around Dokuchayevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dokuchayevsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Dokuchayevsk is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Voznesenskyi 20 km · Tekstylnyk 22 km · Volnovakha 22 km · Trudivskyi 23 km · Bosse 24 km · Rutchenkivskyi 25 km · Oleksandrivskyi 26 km · Bohodukhivskyi 28 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 Dokuchayevsk (47.7522°, 37.6776°, elevation 145 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).