Kovdor weather in June

In June, Kovdor sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 23.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 22 h 12 min at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kovdor's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovdor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
24 hours
— – —
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kovdor is human settlement in Kirovsk, Kirovsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,440/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kovdor reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9146
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
15147
16157
17157
18157
19157
20157
21157
22158
23168
24168
25168
26168
27168
28168
29168
30168

How June really feels in Kovdor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kovdor weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°288.410.22.40.0
Feb-9° / -14°23797.10.0
Mar-3° / -10°287.79.811.10.0
Apr / -5°328.98.315.10.0
May / 5111.55.219.41.4
Jun14° / 7112.70.723.83.8
Jul18° / 10°8414.2021.95.0
Aug15° / 6912.5016.94.2
Sep10° / 5510.91.212.81.9
Oct / -2°5310.86.78.80.0
Nov-3° / -8°359.610.44.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°329.411.40.20.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
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112080
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Kovdor gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1427
2426
3426
4425
5425
6425
7424
8424
9424
10423
11423
12423
13423
14433
15432
16432
17432
18432
19432
20432
21442
22441
23441
24441
25441
26441
27441
28441
29440
30440

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 22 h 12 min at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
122.21:5112:01
222.41:4312:08
322.71:3612:16
423.01:2612:26
523.51:1212:40
624.0
724.0
824.0
924.0
1024.0
1124.0
1224.0
1324.0
1424.0
1524.0
1624.0
1724.0
1824.0
1924.0
2024.0
2124.0
2224.0
2324.0
2424.0
2524.0
2624.0
2724.0
2824.0
2924.0
3024.0

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kovdor?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kovdor.

What to pack for Kovdor in June

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

In June, Kovdor sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kovdor in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Kovdor 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovdor?

Kovdor sits at 67.6°N, 30.5°E, 233 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polyarnyye Zori, 89 km away.

Topography around Kovdor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovdor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m.

The land around Kovdor is covered by trees (59%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
575 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,152 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Polyarnyye Zori 89 km · Kandalaksha 95 km · Monchegorsk 109 km · Apatity 125 km · Olenegorsk 133 km · Kirovsk 136 km · Murmansk 190 km · Nikel 206 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 Kovdor (67.5663°, 30.4777°, elevation 233 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).