Shpola weather in August

In August, Shpola sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shpola's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shpola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:53 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Shpola is city of Ukraine.

Density
272/km²
people per km²
Founded
1594

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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shpola reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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)
12717
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
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How August really feels in Shpola

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.

Shpola 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-1° / -6°3486.58.50.0
Feb / -5°306.55.39.80.0
Mar / -1°399.3411.60.8
Apr15° / 429.10.513.44.4
May21° / 10°5810.90156.3
Jun24° / 14°7211.1015.96.7
Jul26° / 16°6410.4015.66.7
Aug26° / 15°457.2014.27.3
Sep20° / 10°528.2012.46.6
Oct13° / 417.40.310.53.8
Nov / 387.32.68.90.5
Dec / -4°367.75.18.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106832
116832
126832
136832
146832
156832
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176733
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206634
216436
226436
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275842
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295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shpola gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
527
627
726
826
925
1024
1123
1223
1322
1421
1521
1621
1721
1820
1920
2021
2121
2221
2321
2422
2522
2623
2724
2825
2926
3026
3127

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12834327
22934317
33034306
43234296
53334286
63534275
73634264
83834254
93934243
104133233
114333222
124433212
134632202
144832191
155031181
165230171
175329171
185429161
195628151
205827141
216026131
226026131
236225121
246424111
256524101
26682390
27702280
28712180
29732070
30732070
31751960

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:317:30
214.94:337:28
314.94:347:27
414.84:357:25
514.84:377:24
614.74:387:22
714.74:407:20
814.64:417:19
914.64:427:17
1014.54:447:15
1114.54:457:14
1214.44:477:12
1314.44:487:10
1414.34:507:08
1514.34:517:06
1614.24:537:05
1714.14:547:03
1814.14:557:01
1914.04:576:59
2014.04:586:57
2113.95:006:55
2213.95:016:53
2313.85:036:51
2413.75:046:49
2513.75:066:47
2613.65:076:45
2713.65:096:43
2813.55:106:41
2913.55:126:39
3013.45:136:37
3113.35:156:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shpola?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shpola in August

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

In August, Shpola sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shpola 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 Shpola peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shpola?

Shpola sits at 49.0°N, 31.4°E, 155 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bahacheve, 25 km away.

NovoukrayinkaKaniv

Topography around Shpola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shpola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m.

The land around Shpola is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
238 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bahacheve 25 km · Zvenyhorodka 32 km · Smila 43 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 46 km · Cherkasy 68 km · Bohuslav 70 km · Novoukrayinka 78 km · Kaniv 82 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 Shpola (49.0129°, 31.3926°, elevation 155 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).