Kotlas weather in July

In July, Kotlas sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 18.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 48 min at the start of July to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kotlas's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotlas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
18 h 06 min
2:55 AM – 9:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kotlas is city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kotlas reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 4°C warmer than August.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
152313
162313
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252313
262212
272212
282212
292212
302212
312212

How July really feels in Kotlas

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.

Kotlas 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-9° / -15°319.812.560.0
Feb-7° / -14°298.110.58.40.0
Mar-1° / -9°328.49.111.30.0
Apr / -2°388.53.814.31.1
May15° / 5411.10.9174.2
Jun20° / 6811.4018.85.8
Jul23° / 12°7111.8018.16.4
Aug19° / 10°6712.4015.65.5
Sep13° / 6011.90.312.63.2
Oct / 6011.749.60.4
Nov-3° / -7°451110.56.90.0
Dec-7° / -12°3710.813.15.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43664
53664
63763
73763
83961
93961
103961
114159
124159
134159
144159
154258
164258
174159
184159
194060
203961
213961
223961
233862
243862
253862
263862
273763
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kotlas gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
638
738
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2438
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16424111
26325111
36126112
46126112
55927122
65828122
75828122
85629132
95629132
105529142
115429152
125329153
135229163
145229163
155130163
165030173
175030173
184930173
194930183
204830184
214830184
224830184
234830194
244830194
254829194
264929184
274929184
285028184
295028184
305228173
315327173

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 48 min at the start of July to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:31 AM to 3:29 AM, and sunset from 9:22 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.82:319:22
218.82:329:21
318.82:339:21
418.82:359:20
518.72:369:19
618.72:379:18
718.62:399:17
818.62:409:16
918.52:429:14
1018.52:449:13
1118.42:459:11
1218.42:479:10
1318.32:499:08
1418.32:519:07
1518.22:539:05
1618.12:559:03
1718.12:579:01
1818.02:598:59
1917.93:018:57
2017.93:038:55
2117.83:058:53
2217.73:088:51
2317.63:108:49
2417.63:128:47
2517.53:158:44
2617.43:178:42
2717.33:208:40
2817.33:228:37
2917.23:248:35
3017.13:278:32
3117.03:298:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kotlas?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kotlas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kotlas in July

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

In July, Kotlas sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kotlas in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotlas peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kotlas?

Kotlas sits at 61.3°N, 46.7°E, 78 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Koryazhma, 27 km away.

Topography around Kotlas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotlas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Kotlas is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Koryazhma 27 km · Velikiy Ustyug 58 km · Ezhva 225 km · Syktyvkar 226 km · Vel’sk 245 km · Yemva 265 km · Shar’ya 327 km · Kirov 340 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 Kotlas (61.2566°, 46.6537°, elevation 78 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).