Shostka weather in August

In August, Shostka sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°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 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shostka's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shostka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:37 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Shostka is town and administrative center of Shostkynskyi District, Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine.

Density
1,675/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shostka reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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 Shostka

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.

Shostka 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° / -7°399.68.68.10.0
Feb-2° / -7°358.77.69.60.0
Mar / -3°399.25.511.50.2
Apr13° / 439.40.913.63.6
May20° / 6111.2015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6411.3016.46.6
Jul25° / 15°8512.70166.5
Aug24° / 14°508.3014.47.2
Sep18° / 528.7012.45.9
Oct11° / 479.20.810.42.7
Nov / -1°438.33.38.60.1
Dec-2° / -6°418.97.57.60.0

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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45941
55842
65941
75941
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96040
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314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shostka gets around 50 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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232
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430
530
629
728
827
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1025
1124
1224
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1423
1523
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3131

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13035296
23135286
33235275
43435265
53635245
63735234
73935224
84036213
94236193
104336183
114535173
124635162
134834162
144934152
155133142
165232142
175431132
185630122
195929111
206028111
216227101
22632791
23652681
24672571
25692461
26712360
27722350
28742240
29752140
30762130
31782020

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
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:137:31
215.34:147:30
315.24:167:28
415.14:187:26
515.14:197:25
615.04:217:23
715.04:227:21
814.94:247:19
914.94:267:17
1014.84:277:15
1114.74:297:13
1214.74:307:12
1314.64:327:10
1414.64:347:08
1514.54:357:06
1614.44:377:03
1714.44:397:01
1814.34:406:59
1914.34:426:57
2014.24:446:55
2114.14:456:53
2214.14:476:51
2314.04:496:49
2413.94:506:46
2513.94:526:44
2613.84:546:42
2713.74:556:40
2813.74:576:37
2913.64:596:35
3013.55:006:33
3113.55:026:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
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154.8Bright
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194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shostka?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shostka in August

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

In August, Shostka sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shostka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shostka peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shostka?

Shostka sits at 51.9°N, 33.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Novhorod-Siverskyi, 21 km away.

TrubchevskBakhmachRyl’skStarodub

Topography around Shostka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shostka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m.

The land around Shostka is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
148 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Novhorod-Siverskyi 21 km · Krolevets 35 km · Hlukhiv 37 km · Konotop 73 km · Trubchevsk 82 km · Bakhmach 88 km · Ryl’sk 90 km · Starodub 94 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 Shostka (51.8643°, 33.4728°, elevation 177 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).