Chegem in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Chegem sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 526 mm of rain over about 48 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 22°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Chegem's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Chegem's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 526 mm; 48 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.9; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Chegem in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 22°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Chegem reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Chegem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Chegem weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -7°	51	11	11.6	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -6°	56	10.9	10.6	10.2	0.0
Mar	6° / -2°	115	16.1	11.8	11.6	0.5
Apr	12° / 3°	155	17.6	3.7	13.2	2.6
May	18° / 8°	215	20.4	0.2	14.5	4.2
Jun	22° / 13°	213	18.5	0	15.2	5.2
Jul	24° / 15°	161	15.4	0	14.9	6.2
Aug	24° / 15°	151	14.5	0	13.8	6.2
Sep	19° / 10°	159	15	0	12.3	5.4
Oct	14° / 5°	118	13.5	1.7	10.8	3.6
Nov	7° / -1°	71	11.2	6.7	9.5	0.8
Dec	2° / -5°	51	10.4	8.8	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Chegem gets around 526 mm of rain over 48 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Chegem?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Chegem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chegem in Summer

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

In summer, Chegem sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 48 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chegem in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chegem peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	6	9	9	8	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Chegem in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chegem is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	16	17	15	15	15	14	12	14	13	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chegem?

Chegem sits at 43.6°N, 43.6°E, 476 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nalchik, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Chegem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chegem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,958 m.

The land around Chegem is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

cropland 32%

16 km

1,012 m

trees 37%

80 km

4,958 m

cropland 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Summer weather nearby: Nalchik 8.0 km · Dugulubgey 11 km · Baksan 14 km · Nartkala 22 km · Prokhladnyy 42 km · Novopavlovsk 44 km · Terek 46 km · Tyrnyauz 58 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

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 Chegem (43.5672°, 43.5853°, elevation 476 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.