Sambir weather in August

In August, Sambir sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°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 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sambir's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sambir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:24 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sambir is city of regional significance, the administrative center of the Sambir district, Lviv region of Ukraine.

Density
1,423/km²
people per km²
Founded
1241

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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sambir reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142413
152413
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182413
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242312
252312
262212
272212
282212
292212
302212
312111

How August really feels in Sambir

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.

Sambir weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°4210.88.38.40.0
Feb / -4°4811.18.29.80.0
Mar / -1°5211.85.211.50.8
Apr14° / 6111.81.913.43.7
May19° / 9615.5015.15.3
Jun22° / 12°9715.40165.7
Jul24° / 14°11715.8015.66.0
Aug23° / 13°8412.3014.26.6
Sep19° / 7810.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6410.20.810.53.6
Nov / 5210.63.98.90.9
Dec / -3°4911.17.780.0

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35545
45545
55644
65644
75644
85644
95743
105644
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195644
205644
215743
225644
235644
245545
255446
265446
275347
285248
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sambir gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
247
346
445
545
644
744
843
942
1042
1141
1240
1339
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11937377
21937367
32038367
42038357
52139347
62239326
72339316
82539306
92640295
102840285
112940275
123039264
133239254
143339244
153538243
163638233
173738223
183838222
193937212
204137212
214236202
224336191
234535191
244734181
254934171
265033161
275332150
285531140
295730130
306029110
316228100

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 5:02 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:028:04
215.05:048:03
314.95:058:01
414.95:077:59
514.85:087:58
614.85:097:56
714.75:117:55
814.75:127:53
914.65:147:51
1014.65:157:49
1114.55:177:48
1214.55:187:46
1314.45:207:44
1414.45:217:42
1514.35:237:40
1614.25:247:38
1714.25:267:37
1814.15:277:35
1914.15:297:33
2014.05:307:31
2114.05:327:29
2213.95:337:27
2313.85:357:25
2413.85:367:23
2513.75:387:21
2613.75:397:19
2713.65:417:16
2813.55:427:14
2913.55:447:12
3013.45:457:10
3113.45:477:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sambir?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sambir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sambir in August

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

In August, Sambir sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sambir 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 Sambir peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sambir?

Sambir sits at 49.5°N, 23.2°E, 300 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Drohobych, 29 km away.

Topography around Sambir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sambir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Sambir is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Drohobych 29 km · Boryslav 30 km · Mostyska 31 km · Truskavets 34 km · Stebnyk 35 km · Przemyśl 43 km · Horodok 44 km · Novoyavorivs'k 53 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 Sambir (49.5162°, 23.2013°, elevation 300 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).