Kovdor Weather in August
Kovdor in August
The short of it: Kovdor in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 17 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 69 mm · daylight 17 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Kovdor brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 14 min in mid-August, 362 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Kovdor runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Alakurtti, 67 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Kovdor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlakurttiMurmansk | 67 km S | 17° | 7° | 69 mm |
| Polyarnyye ZoriMurmansk | 89 km ESE | 16° | 8° | 61 mm |
| ZasheyekMurmansk | 90 km E | 16° | 8° | 62 mm |
| KandalakshaMurmansk | 95 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 56 mm |
| AfrikandaMurmansk | 99 km E | 15° | 8° | 65 mm |
| SavukoskiLapland | 104 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 62 mm |
| MonchegorskMurmansk | 109 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 64 mm |
| SallaLapland | 113 km SW | 17° | 7° | 64 mm |