Kandalaksha weather in July

In July, Kandalaksha sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 21.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kandalaksha's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandalaksha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
21 h 18 min
2:18 AM – 11:34 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Kandalaksha is human settlement in Russia.

Density
6/km²
people per km²
Founded
1526

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kandalaksha reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
41610
51710
61710
71710
81710
91710
101710
111710
121710
131711
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301711
311711

How July really feels in Kandalaksha

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.

Kandalaksha 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-8° / -13°369.711.52.80.0
Feb-8° / -13°308.510.47.20.0
Mar-3° / -9°328.29.211.10.0
Apr / -4°327.97.1150.0
May / 4710.53.519.21.4
Jun14° / 61110.223.53.8
Jul17° / 10°7912.6021.55.1
Aug15° / 6311.9016.84.2
Sep10° / 6110.70.412.82.1
Oct / -0°5911.25.48.90.1
Nov-2° / -6°4710.911.24.70.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.412.60.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
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203070
213070
223070
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kandalaksha gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1940
2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3037
3137

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
89190
989101
1088111
1188111
1287121
1387121
1486131
1584142
1684142
1783152
1883152
1982153
2081163
2181163
2281163
2381154
2481154
2581154
2681154
2781154
2881154
2982144
3082144
3182144

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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2710calm
2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
124.0
224.0
324.0
424.0
524.0
623.51:0912:40
723.11:2112:28
822.81:3012:20
922.61:3712:13
1022.41:4412:06
1122.21:5012:00
1222.01:5611:55
1321.82:0211:49
1421.62:0711:44
1521.42:1211:39
1621.32:1811:34
1721.12:2311:29
1821.02:2811:25
1920.82:3311:20
2020.62:3711:15
2120.52:4211:11
2220.32:4711:06
2320.22:5111:02
2420.02:5610:57
2519.93:0010:53
2619.73:0510:48
2719.63:0910:44
2819.43:1410:39
2919.33:1810:35
3019.13:2210:31
3119.03:2710:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kandalaksha?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kandalaksha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kandalaksha in July

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

In July, Kandalaksha sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kandalaksha 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 Kandalaksha peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kandalaksha?

Kandalaksha sits at 67.2°N, 32.4°E, 29 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polyarnyye Zori, 24 km away.

Topography around Kandalaksha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandalaksha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m.

The land around Kandalaksha is covered by trees (53%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
651 m
80 km
1,201 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Polyarnyye Zori 24 km · Apatity 64 km · Kirovsk 75 km · Monchegorsk 90 km · Kovdor 95 km · Olenegorsk 116 km · Murmansk 204 km · Severomorsk 217 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 Kandalaksha (67.1512°, 32.4128°, elevation 29 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).