Gornyak in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Gornyak sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 144 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
26°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
144 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
7.0
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Gornyak in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Gornyak reaches about 26°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Gornyak

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Gornyak 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°277.58.68.20.0
Feb-9° / -18°246.37.39.60.0
Mar-1° / -11°317.46.211.50.0
Apr12° / 3471.913.53.5
May20° / 408.40.415.36.7
Jun25° / 13°458.9016.27.0
Jul27° / 15°6311.5015.86.5
Aug25° / 12°367.2014.37.4
Sep19° / 326.90.112.46.4
Oct11° / 418.52.310.42.6
Nov-1° / -9°45988.70.0
Dec-8° / -16°389.7117.80.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Gornyak gets around 144 mm of rain over 28 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Gornyak?

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.

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gornyak in Summer

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

In summer, Gornyak sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Gornyak in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gornyak peaks around July 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gornyak?

Gornyak sits at 51.0°N, 81.5°E, 266 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shemonaikha, 51 km away.

Topography around Gornyak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gornyak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Gornyak is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Shemonaikha 51 km · Rubtsovsk 61 km · Semey 107 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 139 km · Ridder 161 km · Kalbatau 185 km · Aleysk 190 km · Altay 242 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 Gornyak (50.9953°, 81.4669°, elevation 266 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.