Climate averages 1991–2020
Orenburg weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Orenburg: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 15.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 38 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Salavat (188 km away). In August its highs average 23.4°C, 2.9°C cooler than Orenburg, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 236 cities listed in Russia, Orenburg ranks joint 32nd of 236 for the warmest August highs and joint 7th of 236 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 236 cities is 22.4°C; Orenburg is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Orenburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.8°C-14.8°C | -14.8°C | 33 | 8.7 | 8.48 h |
| February | -7.6°C-14.4°C | -14.4°C | 28 | 6.7 | 9.910 h |
| March | -0.6°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 33 | 7.9 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.2°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 33 | 7.1 | 13.814 h |
| May | 20.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 35 | 7.5 | 15.616 h |
| June | 25.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 35 | 7.0 | 16.617 h |
| July | 27.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 32 | 6.7 | 16.216 h |
| August, selected | 26.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 27 | 5.7 | 14.615 h |
| September | 19.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 29 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| October | 10.3°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 37 | 7.6 | 10.711 h |
| November | 0.1°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 32 | 7.6 | 8.99 h |
| December | -6.5°C-12.2°C | -12.2°C | 34 | 8.2 | 7.98 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Salavat in AugustRussia · 188 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Ishimbay in AugustRussia · 197 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Sterlitamak in AugustRussia · 216 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 60 mm rain
- Aktobe in AugustKazakhstan · 222 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Buzuluk in AugustRussia · 224 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 37 mm rain
- Novotroitsk in AugustRussia · 231 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Orsk in AugustRussia · 242 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Oral in AugustKazakhstan · 261 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.9°C · 23 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Orenburg) is explained once on the Orenburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.