Odessa weather in August

In August, Odessa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Odessa's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:01 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Odessa is city in southwestern Ukraine, administrative center of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion.

Density
4,266/km²
people per km²
Founded
1500

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 Odessa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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How August really feels in Odessa

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.

Odessa 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 / -3°346.13.38.80.0
Feb / -2°285.52.7100.0
Mar / 327.41.811.61.4
Apr15° / 3170.213.34.7
May21° / 12°377.5014.87.1
Jun26° / 17°447.9015.57.2
Jul29° / 19°335.5015.26.6
Aug28° / 18°364.60146.9
Sep22° / 14°385.9012.47.5
Oct16° / 365010.75.4
Nov / 325.80.89.21.9
Dec / -1°305.91.98.50.0

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97921
107921
117822
127822
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287327
297228
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Odessa gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1213
1313
1413
1513
1614
1714
1814
1915
2015
2115
2216
2316
2416
2517
2617
2718
2818
2918
3019
3119

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1243129161
2253128151
3263128151
4273127151
5283126141
6293126131
7303125131
8313125121
9323125111
10333224101
1134322491
1235322391
1336322381
1437322281
1538322271
1639322171
1740312171
1841312160
1941312160
2042312160
2142302160
2243302150
2344302150
2445302150
2545292050
2646292050
2748282050
2849281940
2950271940
3051271840
3152261840

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 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 4:42 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:427:24
214.74:437:23
314.64:447:22
414.64:467:20
514.54:477:19
614.54:487:17
714.44:497:16
814.44:517:14
914.34:527:13
1014.34:537:11
1114.34:547:10
1214.24:567:08
1314.24:577:06
1414.14:587:05
1514.15:007:03
1614.05:017:01
1714.05:027:00
1813.95:036:58
1913.95:056:56
2013.85:066:54
2113.85:076:53
2213.75:096:51
2313.65:106:49
2413.65:116:47
2513.55:136:45
2613.55:146:43
2713.45:156:41
2813.45:176:39
2913.35:186:38
3013.35:196:36
3113.25:216:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Odessa?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Odessa in August

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

In August, Odessa 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

Sea temperature near Odessa 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Sep 17 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Odessa 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 Odessa peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 15UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Odessa?

Odessa sits at 46.5°N, 30.7°E, 50 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Cheremushky, 6.0 km away.

SloboziaTiraspolCăuşeni

Topography around Odessa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Odessa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around Odessa is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and water (40%) within 3 km, water (45%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Cheremushky 6.0 km · Chornomors’k 22 km · Pivdenne 31 km · Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 44 km · Rozdilna 66 km · Slobozia 84 km · Tiraspol 94 km · Căuşeni 103 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 Odessa (46.4857°, 30.7438°, elevation 50 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).