Kyakhta weather in July

In July, Kyakhta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kyakhta's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyakhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
5:06 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Kyakhta is town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1727

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kyakhta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22714
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42714
52715
62715
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How July really feels in Kyakhta

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.

Kyakhta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -27°20.61.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.81.49.70.0
Mar / -12°62.22.511.50.2
Apr11° / -2°174.33.213.53.2
May19° / 336.71.515.26.5
Jun25° / 12°479016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°6510.7015.76.3
Aug24° / 12°7210.7014.36.7
Sep17° / 398.20.512.45.8
Oct / -4°154.12.610.51.6
Nov-5° / -15°72.33.28.80.0
Dec-14° / -24°51.92.47.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54456
64555
74555
84555
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
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224555
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274555
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kyakhta gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3038
3138

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178193
277203
375223
473234
571254
669274
767285
864306
963316
1061327
1159338
12563410
13543511
14533512
15513613
16503614
17493614
18483615
19483616
20473616
21473617
22473617
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 8:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:539:02
216.14:549:02
316.14:549:02
416.14:559:01
516.14:569:01
616.14:569:00
716.04:579:00
816.04:588:59
916.04:598:59
1016.05:008:58
1115.95:018:58
1215.95:028:57
1315.95:038:56
1415.95:048:55
1515.85:058:55
1615.85:068:54
1715.85:078:53
1815.75:088:52
1915.75:098:51
2015.75:118:50
2115.65:128:49
2215.65:138:47
2315.55:148:46
2415.55:168:45
2515.45:178:44
2615.45:188:42
2715.45:208:41
2815.35:218:40
2915.35:228:38
3015.25:248:37
3115.25:258:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kyakhta?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyakhta in July

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

In July, Kyakhta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kyakhta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyakhta peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyakhta?

Kyakhta sits at 50.3°N, 106.5°E, 742 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sühbaatar, 22 km away.

Topography around Kyakhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyakhta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 821 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Kyakhta is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Sühbaatar 22 km · Darhan 103 km · Gusinoozyorsk 104 km · Dzüünharaa 166 km · Ulan-Ude 183 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 197 km · Baykal’sk 207 km · Erdenet 225 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 Kyakhta (50.3496°, 106.451°, elevation 742 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).