Baykal’sk weather in July

In July, Baykal’sk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 151 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Baykal’sk's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baykal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
5:10 AM – 9:08 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Baykal’sk is town in Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
19/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Baykal’sk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Baykal’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.

Baykal’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-13° / -18°114.16.98.10.0
Feb-10° / -16°103.55.39.60.0
Mar-4° / -10°226.57.611.50.0
Apr / -3°358.77.813.50.1
May10° / 6010.84.515.32.0
Jun16° / 9613.10.416.34.4
Jul18° / 13°15115.5015.95.2
Aug18° / 13°16215.70.114.45.1
Sep13° / 11314.33.512.43.3
Oct / 5510.98.410.40.7
Nov-2° / -7°4412.214.28.60.0
Dec-8° / -13°278.9127.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114159
124060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Baykal’sk gets around 151 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
348
448
548
648
748
848
948
1049
1149
1249
1349
1450
1550
1650
1751
1851
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
2452
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2652
2753
2853
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3053
3153

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
283161
382171
480191
578211
675241
773261
870291
967321
1064351
1162371
1259401
1356422
1454442
1551472
1649483
1747503
1845514
1943534
2042535
2141545
2240546
2339556
2439547
2538557
2638548
2737558
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
110calm
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59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 9:17 PM to 8:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:569:17
216.34:579:17
316.34:589:17
416.34:589:16
516.34:599:16
616.35:009:15
716.25:019:15
816.25:029:14
916.25:039:14
1016.25:049:13
1116.15:049:12
1216.15:069:12
1316.15:079:11
1416.05:089:10
1516.05:099:09
1616.05:109:08
1715.95:119:07
1815.95:129:06
1915.95:149:05
2015.85:159:04
2115.85:169:03
2215.75:179:02
2315.75:199:00
2415.65:208:59
2515.65:218:58
2615.65:238:56
2715.55:248:55
2815.55:268:54
2915.45:278:52
3015.45:298:51
3115.35:308:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Baykal’sk

In seasonPeak

In July, Baykal’sk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Baykal’sk's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Baykal’sk?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baykal’sk in July

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

In July, Baykal’sk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Baykal’sk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baykal’sk peaks around July 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baykal’sk in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Baykal’sk is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1916 µg/m³Nov 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baykal’sk?

Baykal’sk sits at 51.5°N, 104.1°E, 495 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Slyudyanka, 34 km away.

Topography around Baykal’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baykal’sk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m around an average of 537 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Baykal’sk is covered by trees (67%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
541 m
16 km
1,663 m
80 km
1,962 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Slyudyanka 34 km · Markova 77 km · Shelekhov 78 km · Irkutsk 87 km · Angarsk 117 km · Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 142 km · Gusinoozyorsk 166 km · Cheremkhovo 195 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 Baykal’sk (51.515°, 104.1402°, elevation 495 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).