Irkutsk Weather in August
Irkutsk in August
The short of it: Irkutsk in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
August in Irkutsk brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 11°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-August, 99 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Irkutsk runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Dzerzhinsk, 7 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Irkutsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DzerzhinskIrkutsk Oblast | 7 km ESE | 22° | 10° | 88 mm |
| PivovarikhaIrkutsk Oblast | 11 km ESE | 22° | 10° | 88 mm |
| MarkovaIrkutsk Oblast | 11 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |
| SmolenshchinaIrkutsk Oblast | 12 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 94 mm |
| NovolisikhaIrkutsk Oblast | 13 km SE | 22° | 10° | 88 mm |
| ShelekhovIrkutsk Oblast | 16 km SW | 23° | 11° | 94 mm |
| Pad’ Mel’nichnayaIrkutsk Oblast | 16 km SSE | 21° | 11° | 90 mm |
| UrikIrkutsk Oblast | 19 km N | 23° | 10° | 88 mm |