Obninsk weather in July

In July, Obninsk sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Obninsk's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Obninsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
4:21 AM – 8:57 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Obninsk is city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Obninsk reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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

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.

Obninsk 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-5° / -9°389.8117.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°3599.89.30.0
Mar / -5°379.17.211.40.0
Apr11° / 409.6213.82.6
May18° / 6311.60.115.85.6
Jun21° / 12°7212.10176.1
Jul23° / 14°8513.1016.56.4
Aug22° / 12°7010.6014.76.5
Sep16° / 609.80.112.54.8
Oct / 5910.81.910.21.6
Nov / -3°449.45.68.10.0
Dec-3° / -7°4110.69.970.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114159
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Obninsk gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15428162
25328172
35228182
45128192
54928203
64829213
74629223
84529234
94429244
104229254
114129265
124028265
134028275
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:05 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 9:08 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.14:059:08
217.04:069:08
317.04:079:08
417.04:089:07
517.04:089:07
616.94:099:06
716.94:109:06
816.94:119:05
916.94:139:04
1016.84:149:03
1116.84:159:02
1216.84:169:01
1316.74:179:00
1416.74:198:59
1516.64:208:58
1616.64:218:57
1716.64:238:56
1816.54:248:55
1916.54:258:53
2016.44:278:52
2116.44:298:51
2216.34:308:49
2316.34:328:48
2416.24:338:46
2516.24:358:45
2616.14:378:43
2716.14:388:41
2816.04:408:40
2915.94:428:38
3015.94:438:36
3115.84:458:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Obninsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Obninsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Obninsk in July

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

In July, Obninsk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Obninsk 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 Obninsk peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Obninsk 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 Obninsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2315 µg/m³Jan 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Obninsk?

Obninsk sits at 55.1°N, 36.6°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balabanovo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Obninsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obninsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Obninsk is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Balabanovo 9.0 km · Maloyaroslavets 14 km · Naro-Fominsk 32 km · Protvino 47 km · Kubinka 53 km · Chekhov 54 km · Yushkovo 55 km · Tuchkovo 55 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 Obninsk (55.1099°, 36.6124°, 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. 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).