Russia
Moscow in August
☀️ SummerPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why August scores 8.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.5
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24°C highs / 14°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 14.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~64 mm rain)
- Air quality7.2
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~24 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline2.0
- ·Very high caution
| Aug | Jun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.4 Very good | 8.4 Very good |
| Season | ☀️ Summer | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 24° / 14° | 23° / 13° |
| Rain | 64 mm | 90 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 14° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 24 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Moscow weather-station normals.
Holidays & crowdsAugust 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Russia this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore MoscowEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyRussia's capital and largest city, known for Red Square, the Kremlin, onion-domed churches, grand metro stations and major theatres and museums.
No major events on our calendar for August.
Coming up later
Moscow City DayDate variesUsually the first or second weekend of September
Celebration of the city's founding with concerts and street events.
Why go: Central streets are pedestrianised and busy.
Where: Citywide
New YearEvery year31 December to 1 January, with holidays into early January
Russia's biggest holiday, with decorations, light displays and a long public holiday.
Why go: Some offices and services close in the first week of January.
Where: Citywide
MaslenitsaDate variesThe week before Orthodox Lent — usually February or March
A folk festival marking the end of winter, with blini and the burning of a straw effigy.
Why go: A good time to try blini from street stalls.
Where: Parks and squares citywide
Red Square
The historic central square bordered by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, GUM and the State Historical Museum.
Moscow Kremlin
The fortified complex containing cathedrals, palaces and the Armoury Chamber museum.
St Basil's Cathedral
The 16th-century church with colourful onion domes at the end of Red Square.
Bolshoi Theatre
The historic home of Russian ballet and opera.
State Tretyakov Gallery
The main collection of Russian art, from icons to the early 20th century.
Moscow Metro
A subway system famous for ornate stations such as Komsomolskaya and Ploshchad Revolyutsii.
Borscht
Beetroot soup served with sour cream.
Pelmeni
Small meat dumplings, boiled and served with butter or sour cream.
Blini
Thin pancakes served with sour cream, jam, or caviar.
Syrniki
Fried farmer's cheese pancakes, a breakfast favourite.
Beef Stroganoff
Strips of beef in a sour-cream sauce.
Matryoshka dolls
Painted wooden nesting dolls.
💡 Izmailovsky market and souvenir shops
Pavlovo Posad shawls
Wool shawls printed with bright floral patterns.
Gzhel and Khokhloma
Blue-and-white porcelain and red-and-gold lacquered wooden tableware in traditional styles.