Makhachkala weather in July

In July, Makhachkala sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Makhachkala's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makhachkala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:29 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Makhachkala is city in Dagestan, Russia.

Density
1,274/km²
people per km²
Founded
1844

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 Makhachkala reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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

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.

Makhachkala weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 266.64.39.20.0
Feb / 266.14.310.20.1
Mar / 276.72.111.60.9
Apr12° / 317.20.113.13.3
May19° / 14°398.3014.46.2
Jun24° / 19°387015.17.4
Jul27° / 22°407.5014.87.3
Aug27° / 22°527.6013.87.2
Sep22° / 18°659012.37.0
Oct17° / 12°498.70.110.85.4
Nov10° / 427.61.59.52.4
Dec / 276.42.78.90.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Makhachkala gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
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1224
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1313334560
2313324670
3212324770
4212324770
5211314880
6211314880
7211314890
8110314990
919305190
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:197:27
215.14:207:27
315.14:207:27
415.14:217:27
515.14:217:27
615.14:227:27
715.14:237:26
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2814.54:407:12
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3014.54:427:10
3114.44:447:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Makhachkala?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Makhachkala for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Makhachkala in July

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

In July, Makhachkala sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Makhachkala in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 2 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Makhachkala in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makhachkala peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Makhachkala in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Makhachkala is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Makhachkala?

Makhachkala sits at 43.0°N, 47.5°E, -10 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Semender, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Makhachkala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makhachkala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,729 m.

The land around Makhachkala is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (39%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
2,729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Semender 8.0 km · Kaspiysk 16 km · Buynaksk 35 km · Izberbash 55 km · Kizilyurt 57 km · Khasavyurt 80 km · Dagestanskiye Ogni 111 km · Kizlyar 116 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 Makhachkala (42.9778°, 47.5003°, elevation -10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).