Karachayevsk weather in July

In July, Karachayevsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 177 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Karachayevsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachayevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:49 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Karachayevsk is town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Density
1,711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Karachayevsk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Karachayevsk

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.

Karachayevsk weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°498.79.19.10.0
Feb / -8°508.48.210.20.0
Mar / -4°10013.410.911.60.3
Apr11° / -1°12415.65.813.22.2
May16° / 17820.50.814.53.7
Jun19° / 20820.9015.24.6
Jul21° / 10°17719.4014.95.3
Aug22° / 10°15117.3013.85.7
Sep18° / 11512.90.112.35.7
Oct14° / 8610.6210.84.0
Nov / -4°548.35.19.51.0
Dec / -8°497.86.98.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karachayevsk gets around 177 mm of rain over 19.4 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 63% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173261
271272
371272
470282
569292
667303
766313
865323
963343
1062353
1160373
1257394
1356404
1454424
1552444
1651454
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1946505
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:397:53
215.24:397:52
315.24:407:52
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515.24:417:52
615.24:427:52
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815.14:437:51
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1215.14:467:49
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Karachayevsk

In seasonPeak

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

Karachayevsk's rainy season runs March–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 Karachayevsk?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Karachayevsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karachayevsk in July

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

In July, Karachayevsk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Karachayevsk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karachayevsk peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karachayevsk?

Karachayevsk sits at 43.8°N, 41.9°E, 924 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zelenchukskaya, 28 km away.

Topography around Karachayevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachayevsk has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m around an average of 1,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,246 m.

The land around Karachayevsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
731 m
16 km
1,299 m
80 km
5,246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Zelenchukskaya 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 35 km · Cherkessk 51 km · Uchkeken 52 km · Kislovodsk 67 km · Suvorovskaya 76 km · Otradnaya 76 km · Yessentuki 82 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 Karachayevsk (43.7723°, 41.9137°, elevation 924 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).