Rakhiv weather in August

In August, Rakhiv sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 99 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Rakhiv's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakhiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Rakhiv is city of Ukraine.

Density
298/km²
people per km²
Founded
1447

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rakhiv reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
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82211
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How August really feels in Rakhiv

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.

Rakhiv weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°6912.713.18.60.0
Feb-1° / -7°7212.712.19.90.0
Mar / -4°8713.79.711.60.2
Apr11° / 8814.44.413.42.5
May16° / 12518.10.414.94.2
Jun20° / 10°13018.1015.85.0
Jul21° / 11°13118015.45.4
Aug21° / 11°9914.1014.16.1
Sep17° / 9712.30.212.44.9
Oct11° / 9011.92.410.62.7
Nov / -2°7311.86.990.4
Dec-1° / -6°841312.38.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
45644
55743
65842
75842
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
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255644
265644
275545
285446
295248
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rakhiv gets around 99 mm of rain over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
450
550
649
748
847
947
1046
1146
1245
1345
1445
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1365113
2375013
3385013
4384913
5394912
6404812
7414812
8424711
9434711
10444610
1145469
1246469
1347458
1448447
1549447
1650437
1752426
1853416
1955405
2056395
2159374
2260364
2363343
2465323
2567303
2669283
2772262
2874242
2976222
3078202
3181181

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

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 5:03 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:037:55
214.85:057:54
314.85:067:52
414.75:077:51
514.75:097:49
614.65:107:48
714.65:117:46
814.55:137:45
914.55:147:43
1014.45:157:41
1114.45:177:40
1214.35:187:38
1314.35:197:36
1414.25:217:35
1514.25:227:33
1614.15:247:31
1714.15:257:29
1814.05:267:27
1914.05:287:26
2013.95:297:24
2113.95:317:22
2213.85:327:20
2313.75:337:18
2413.75:357:16
2513.65:367:14
2613.65:387:12
2713.55:397:10
2813.55:407:08
2913.45:427:06
3013.35:437:04
3113.35:457:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rakhiv?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rakhiv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rakhiv in August

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

In August, Rakhiv sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Rakhiv in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rakhiv 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 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakhiv?

Rakhiv sits at 48.1°N, 24.2°E, 430 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sighetu Marmaţiei, 27 km away.

Kolomyia

Topography around Rakhiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakhiv has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,159 m.

The land around Rakhiv is covered by trees (72%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
691 m
16 km
1,457 m
80 km
2,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sighetu Marmaţiei 27 km · Vişeu de Sus 42 km · Borşa 56 km · Baia Sprie 58 km · Baia Mare 65 km · Khust 68 km · Nadvirna 70 km · Kolomyia 81 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 Rakhiv (48.0547°, 24.2031°, elevation 430 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).