Nikopol weather in August

In August, Nikopol sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.1 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 30°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Nikopol's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:44 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Nikopol is City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
2,103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1782

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 30°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nikopol reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
62919
72919
82919
92919
102918
112918
122918
132918
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212817
222817
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282616
292616
302615
312615

How August really feels in Nikopol

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.

Nikopol 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 / -5°347.958.70.0
Feb / -4°306.23.69.90.0
Mar / 388.22.611.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.213.34.9
May22° / 12°478.8014.96.9
Jun26° / 16°488.8015.77.0
Jul29° / 18°356.5015.46.5
Aug28° / 18°325.1014.16.9
Sep22° / 13°406.4012.47.4
Oct15° / 325.5010.64.8
Nov / 376.31.29.10.9
Dec / -3°376.93.38.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98020
108020
117921
127921
137822
147723
157723
167624
177525
187525
197525
207426
217426
227327
237228
247228
257228
267030
277030
286931
296931
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nikopol gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
717
817
917
1017
1116
1216
1316
1416
1515
1615
1715
1815
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2417
2517
2618
2718
2819
2920
3020
3121

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1193232171
2193231170
3203331160
4213430150
5223430140
6233529130
7233629120
8243628110
9253728100
1026382790
1127382680
1228382680
1330382570
1431382460
1532382460
1634382360
1735372250
1837372250
1938362150
2040362040
2141352040
2243341930
2345341830
2447331820
2549321720
2651311620
2753301520
2855291510
2956291410
3058281310
3160271210

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 4:24 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:247:13
214.84:257:12
314.74:277:10
414.74:287:09
514.64:297:07
614.64:307:06
714.54:327:04
814.54:337:03
914.44:347:01
1014.44:366:59
1114.34:376:58
1214.34:386:56
1314.24:406:54
1414.24:416:53
1514.14:436:51
1614.14:446:49
1714.04:456:47
1814.04:476:46
1913.94:486:44
2013.94:496:42
2113.84:516:40
2213.84:526:38
2313.74:536:36
2413.74:556:34
2513.64:566:32
2613.54:586:30
2713.54:596:28
2813.45:006:26
2913.45:026:24
3013.35:036:22
3113.35:056:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nikopol?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nikopol for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nikopol in August

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

In August, Nikopol sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nikopol 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 Nikopol peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikopol?

Nikopol sits at 47.6°N, 34.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Marhanets, 19 km away.

Kryvyy RihInhulets

Topography around Nikopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nikopol is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Marhanets 19 km · Enerhodar 22 km · Pokrov 23 km · Dniprorudne 50 km · Apostolove 51 km · Zaporizhzhya 63 km · Kryvyy Rih 83 km · Inhulets 87 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 Nikopol (47.5683°, 34.3913°, elevation 45 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).