Kaluga weather in July

In July, Kaluga sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kaluga's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaluga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:26 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kaluga is town and administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,019/km²
people per km²
Founded
1371

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kaluga reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Kaluga

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.

Kaluga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°389.610.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -9°359.39.69.30.0
Mar / -5°378.97.111.50.0
Apr11° / 409.31.813.72.7
May18° / 6211.70.115.85.6
Jun22° / 12°7112.4016.96.1
Jul24° / 14°8513.4016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°6910.8014.76.6
Sep16° / 6210.30.212.54.9
Oct / 6010.71.510.21.8
Nov / -3°459.25.48.20.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.710.27.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kaluga gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
844
944
1044
1144
1245
1345
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2044
2144
2244
2343
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2641
2741
2840
2939
3038
3138

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15625172
25425183
35226193
45126203
55026213
64926224
74726234
84527244
94427254
104327264
114127275
124028275
133928285
143828285
153729296
163629296
173530296
183530296
193431296
203431306
213331306
223332296
233332296
243333295
253333285
263334285
273334275
283435275
293435264
303536264
313536254

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.94:109:06
216.94:119:06
316.94:129:05
416.94:139:05
516.84:149:04
616.84:149:04
716.84:159:03
816.84:169:03
916.74:179:02
1016.74:199:01
1116.74:209:00
1216.64:218:59
1316.64:228:58
1416.64:238:57
1516.54:258:56
1616.54:268:55
1716.44:278:54
1816.44:298:53
1916.44:308:52
2016.34:328:50
2116.34:338:49
2216.24:358:47
2316.24:368:46
2416.14:388:45
2516.14:398:43
2616.04:418:41
2716.04:428:40
2815.94:448:38
2915.84:468:36
3015.84:478:35
3115.74:498:33

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kaluga?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kaluga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaluga in July

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

In July, Kaluga sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaluga in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Kaluga peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaluga?

Kaluga sits at 54.5°N, 36.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Suvorov, 48 km away.

Topography around Kaluga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaluga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kaluga is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Suvorov 48 km · Aleksin 52 km · Maloyaroslavets 55 km · Kozel’sk 64 km · Obninsk 68 km · Protvino 71 km · Balabanovo 77 km · Sukhinichi 77 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 Kaluga (54.5306°, 36.27°, elevation 208 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).