Nikol’sk weather in July

In July, Nikol’sk sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nikol’sk's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikol’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:51 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Nikol’sk is city in Penza Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,025/km²
people per km²
Founded
1761

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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nikol’sk reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Nikol’sk

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.

Nikol’sk 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-7° / -12°359.411.37.80.0
Feb-5° / -12°307.89.19.40.0
Mar / -7°358.98.511.50.0
Apr11° / 458.92.413.72.7
May19° / 519.90.215.66.0
Jun22° / 12°6711.3016.76.5
Jul25° / 14°6410.9016.36.8
Aug23° / 12°649.5014.66.9
Sep17° / 539.4012.55.1
Oct / 509.9210.31.6
Nov / -5°409.26.88.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°389.911.47.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95347
105446
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nikol’sk gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.9 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
537
637
736
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1333
1433
1533
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1733
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2736
2836
2936
3036
3135

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15229190
25229190
35030191
45030191
55031191
64931191
74832191
84732191
94633201
104533201
114433212
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:36 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:368:22
216.73:378:22
316.73:388:21
416.73:388:21
516.73:398:20
616.73:408:20
716.63:418:19
816.63:428:19
916.63:438:18
1016.63:448:17
1116.53:458:16
1216.53:468:15
1316.53:478:15
1416.43:498:14
1516.43:508:13
1616.33:518:12
1716.33:528:10
1816.33:548:09
1916.23:558:08
2016.23:578:07
2116.13:588:05
2216.13:598:04
2316.04:018:03
2416.04:028:01
2515.94:048:00
2615.94:057:58
2715.84:077:57
2815.84:097:55
2915.74:107:54
3015.74:127:52
3115.64:137:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nikol’sk?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nikol’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nikol’sk in July

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

In July, Nikol’sk sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nikol’sk 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 Nikol’sk peaks around June 21 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 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikol’sk?

Nikol’sk sits at 53.7°N, 46.1°E, 224 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Inza, 24 km away.

Topography around Nikol’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikol’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Nikol’sk is covered by trees (57%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Inza 24 km · Barysh 70 km · Kuznetsk 76 km · Saransk 78 km · Zarechnyy 82 km · Ruzayevka 83 km · Penza 91 km · Alatyr’ 129 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 Nikol’sk (53.7189°, 46.0712°, elevation 224 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).