Kursk weather in July

In July, Kursk sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kursk's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:41 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kursk is city in the south-west of Russia.

Density
2,352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1032

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kursk reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52415
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How July really feels in Kursk

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.

Kursk 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-4° / -8°419.59.98.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°378.88.19.60.0
Mar / -4°409.46.511.50.1
Apr13° / 4491.113.63.5
May19° / 5910.7015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6311016.36.7
Jul25° / 15°6611.70166.6
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.47.3
Sep18° / 548.5012.45.9
Oct11° / 549.51.110.42.5
Nov / -2°387.64.38.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°399.58.17.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85743
95644
105644
115644
125644
135545
145545
155446
165545
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255743
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275644
285743
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kursk gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.7 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 (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
737
837
937
1038
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2936
3035
3134

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 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14927221
24928221
34828222
44729232
54629232
64530232
74431232
84331242
94132242
104032253
113933253
123833263
133833263
143734263
153634264
163534274
173534274
183435284
193335284
203335294
213235294
223234304
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283235293
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303335283
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:278:50
216.44:288:50
316.44:288:50
416.34:298:49
516.34:308:49
616.34:318:48
716.34:328:48
816.24:328:47
916.24:338:47
1016.24:348:46
1116.24:358:45
1216.14:368:45
1316.14:378:44
1416.14:388:43
1516.04:408:42
1616.04:418:41
1716.04:428:40
1815.94:438:39
1915.94:448:38
2015.94:468:37
2115.84:478:36
2215.84:488:34
2315.74:508:33
2415.74:518:32
2515.64:528:30
2615.64:548:29
2715.54:558:28
2815.54:578:26
2915.44:588:25
3015.45:008:23
3115.35:018:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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65.8Bright
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95.7Bright
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195.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kursk?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kursk for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kursk in July

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

In July, Kursk sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kursk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kursk peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kursk?

Kursk sits at 51.7°N, 36.2°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurchatov, 35 km away.

Topography around Kursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Kursk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kurchatov 35 km · Shchigry 52 km · L’govskiy 63 km · Zheleznogorsk 89 km · Ryl’sk 105 km · Gubkin 106 km · Stroitel 106 km · Livny 124 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 Kursk (51.7269°, 36.1846°, elevation 187 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).