Kotlas in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kotlas sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 205 mm of rain over about 36 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kotlas's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kotlas's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 205 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kotlas in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical summer day in Kotlas reaches about 20°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kotlas
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.
summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -9° / -15° | 31 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -14° | 29 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -1° / -9° | 32 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 7° / -2° | 38 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 14.3 | 1.1 |
| May | 15° / 4° | 54 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 17 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 9° | 68 | 11.4 | 0 | 18.8 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 23° / 12° | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 18.1 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 19° / 10° | 67 | 12.4 | 0 | 15.6 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 13° / 6° | 60 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 12.6 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 5° / 0° | 60 | 11.7 | 4 | 9.6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | -3° / -7° | 45 | 11 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -7° / -12° | 37 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kotlas gets around 205 mm of rain over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 18 h 18 min in early June to 14 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Kotlas?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Kotlas for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kotlas in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kotlas sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Kotlas in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Low |
| Apr | 2 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
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.
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
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.