Monchegorsk weather in July

In July, Monchegorsk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 22.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Monchegorsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monchegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
22 h 18 min
1:46 AM – 12:02 AM
Cloud cover
75%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Monchegorsk is human settlement in Monchegorsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
18/km²
people per km²
Founded
1930

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Monchegorsk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3168
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
9179
10179
11179
121710
131710
141710
151710
161710
171710
181710
191710
201710
211710
221710
231710
241710
251710
261710
271710
281710
291710
301710
311710

How July really feels in Monchegorsk

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.

Monchegorsk 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-10° / -15°288.610.820.0
Feb-9° / -15°257.79.970.0
Mar-4° / -11°318.510.7110.0
Apr / -6°338.99.115.10.0
May / 4711.66.219.70.9
Jun13° / 6712.70.723.93.3
Jul17° / 10°79140.122.24.7
Aug14° / 7013.10173.8
Sep / 6011.51.112.81.7
Oct / -2°5611.57.38.70.0
Nov-4° / -8°379.911.44.20.0
Dec-7° / -12°341012.300.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222773
232773
242773
252674
262575
272575
282575
292575
302575
312377

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Monchegorsk gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
544
645
745
845
945
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29451
39451
49361
59271
69271
79181
89091
989101
1089101
1188111
1286122
1386122
1485132
1585132
1684142
1783143
1882153
1982153
2082153
2182153
2282153
2381154
2481154
2581154
2681154
2782144
2882144
2982144
3082144
3183143

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
124.0
224.0
324.0
424.0
524.0
624.0
724.0
824.0
924.0
1024.0
1124.0
1224.0
1323.41:1212:35
1422.91:2712:21
1522.61:3712:11
1622.31:4612:02
1722.01:5411:55
1821.82:0111:48
1921.62:0811:41
2021.32:1411:35
2121.12:2011:29
2221.02:2611:23
2320.82:3211:18
2420.62:3711:12
2520.42:4211:07
2620.22:4811:02
2720.12:5310:57
2819.92:5810:52
2919.73:0310:47
3019.63:0810:42
3119.43:1210:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Monchegorsk?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Monchegorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monchegorsk in July

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

In July, Monchegorsk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Monchegorsk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Monchegorsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Monchegorsk?

Monchegorsk sits at 67.9°N, 32.9°E, 131 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Olenegorsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Monchegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monchegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m.

The land around Monchegorsk is covered by water (29%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
902 m
80 km
1,351 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Olenegorsk 28 km · Apatity 46 km · Kirovsk 49 km · Polyarnyye Zori 66 km · Kandalaksha 90 km · Kovdor 109 km · Murmansk 115 km · Severomorsk 127 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 Monchegorsk (67.9397°, 32.8739°, elevation 131 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).