Arkhangel’sk weather in July

In July, Arkhangel’sk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 19.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 36 min at the start of July to 17 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arkhangel’sk's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkhangel’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
19 h 30 min
2:39 AM – 10:08 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Arkhangel’sk is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density
1,188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1584

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Arkhangel’sk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Arkhangel’sk

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.

Arkhangel’sk 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-9° / -14°319.211.24.70.0
Feb-7° / -13°237.397.80.0
Mar-2° / -9°278.59.411.20.0
Apr / -4°338.3514.60.3
May12° / 5510.82183.0
Jun17° / 6911.30.120.45.2
Jul21° / 12°7412.3019.46.0
Aug18° / 10°8112.3016.25.2
Sep12° / 65120.112.72.9
Oct / 60134.99.30.4
Nov-2° / -6°4310.99.55.90.0
Dec-6° / -10°3610.511.73.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arkhangel’sk gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751960
2732061
3722161
4702271
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 36 min at the start of July to 17 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:05 AM to 3:26 AM, and sunset from 10:38 PM to 9:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.62:0510:38
220.52:0610:37
320.52:0810:35
420.42:1010:34
520.32:1210:32
620.32:1410:30
720.22:1610:28
820.12:1810:27
920.12:2110:24
1020.02:2310:22
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1719.42:4210:05
1819.32:4510:02
1919.22:489:59
2019.12:519:57
2119.02:549:54
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2418.73:039:45
2518.63:069:42
2618.53:109:38
2718.43:139:35
2818.33:169:32
2918.23:199:29
3018.13:229:26
3117.93:269:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Arkhangel’sk?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Arkhangel’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arkhangel’sk in July

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

In July, Arkhangel’sk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arkhangel’sk in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Dec0Bracing

UV index in Arkhangel’sk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arkhangel’sk peaks around June 21 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
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Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arkhangel’sk?

Arkhangel’sk sits at 64.5°N, 40.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Isakogorka, 12 km away.

Topography around Arkhangel’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkhangel’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Arkhangel’sk is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), water (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and wetland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Isakogorka 12 km · Novodvinsk 19 km · Severodvinsk 35 km · Yagry 36 km · Onega 138 km · Mirnyy 198 km · Segezha 315 km · Nyandoma 320 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Arkhangel’sk (64.5461°, 40.5518°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).