Orhei weather in July

In July, Orhei sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 64 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Orhei's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orhei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:29 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Orhei is city in Moldova, seat of Orhei District.

Density
1,508/km²
people per km²
Founded
1554

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical July day in Orhei reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22616
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52716
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How July really feels in Orhei

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Orhei weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°316.95.18.70.0
Feb / -4°285.93.69.90.0
Mar / 357.92.511.61.5
Apr15° / 448.60.513.34.8
May22° / 11°5710.2014.96.6
Jun25° / 15°7310.9015.76.7
Jul27° / 16°649.5015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°536.9014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°547.6012.47.0
Oct15° / 406.40.110.64.7
Nov / 366.11.89.11.2
Dec / -3°336.63.98.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46139
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116337
126337
136337
146436
156535
166535
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206931
217030
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Orhei gets around 64 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
633
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1531
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13729277
23630277
33630276
43531276
53532276
63432276
73333276
83334276
93234286
103135286
113135286
123135286
133035296
143035296
152935306
162935307
172835307
182835307
192734318
202634318
212634319
222534329
2325343210
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3024343012
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:177:59
215.74:187:59
315.74:187:59
415.74:197:58
515.64:197:58
615.64:207:58
715.64:217:57
815.64:227:57
915.64:227:56
1015.54:237:56
1115.54:247:55
1215.54:257:55
1315.54:267:54
1415.44:277:53
1515.44:287:53
1615.44:297:52
1715.44:307:51
1815.34:317:50
1915.34:327:49
2015.34:337:49
2115.24:347:48
2215.24:357:47
2315.24:367:46
2415.14:377:44
2515.14:387:43
2615.04:407:42
2715.04:417:41
2815.04:427:40
2914.94:437:39
3014.94:447:37
3114.84:467:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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125.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Orhei?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Orhei for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Orhei in July

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

In July, Orhei sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orhei in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orhei peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orhei?

Orhei sits at 47.4°N, 28.8°E, 86 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Dubăsari, 29 km away.

DubăsariStrășeniDurleştiChisinauRîbniţaCodruHînceştiBilicenii Vechi

Topography around Orhei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orhei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m.

The land around Orhei is covered by cropland (31%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Dubăsari 29 km · Strășeni 32 km · Durleşti 41 km · Chisinau 42 km · Rîbniţa 45 km · Codru 45 km · Hînceşti 64 km · Bilicenii Vechi 66 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

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 Orhei (47.385°, 28.8254°, elevation 86 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).