Okha weather in July

In July, Okha sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Okha's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:24 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Okha is human settlement in Okhinsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.

Density
604/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical July day in Okha reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2139
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7149
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How July really feels in Okha

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.

Okha weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -18°387.39.37.80.0
Feb-14° / -19°224.66.49.40.0
Mar-8° / -14°366.57.911.50.0
Apr-1° / -6°407.88.213.70.0
May / 538.83.715.60.3
Jun10° / 518.2016.72.5
Jul15° / 11°627.6016.34.6
Aug16° / 12°8410.5014.65.0
Sep13° / 10°7610.8012.53.7
Oct / 8713.53.810.30.7
Nov-2° / -5°8316.216.98.30.0
Dec-10° / -14°5310.313.67.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113565
123565
133565
143565
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Okha gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
724
824
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
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2024
2124
2225
2325
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2527
2628
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3131

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49550
59550
69460
79460
89370
99271
109181
119091
129091
1389101
1487112
1586122
1685132
1784142
1883152
1981163
2080173
2179183
2278193
2378193
2477203
2576213
2675223
2774233
2873243
2973243
3072253
3171263

Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:09 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 8:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:098:54
216.74:108:53
316.74:118:53
416.74:128:53
516.74:128:52
616.64:138:52
716.64:148:51
816.64:158:50
916.64:168:50
1016.54:178:49
1116.54:188:48
1216.54:198:47
1316.44:218:46
1416.44:228:45
1516.44:238:44
1616.34:248:43
1716.34:268:42
1816.24:278:41
1916.24:288:40
2016.14:308:39
2116.14:318:37
2216.14:338:36
2316.04:348:35
2416.04:358:33
2515.94:378:32
2615.94:398:30
2715.84:408:29
2815.84:428:27
2915.74:438:25
3015.64:458:24
3115.64:478:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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65.3Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Okha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Okha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Okha in July

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

In July, Okha sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Okha in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr-1Bracing
May0Bracing
Jun5Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct7Bracing
Nov3Bracing
Dec0Bracing

UV index in Okha in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Okha peaks around August 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Okha 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 Okha is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jan 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Okha?

Okha sits at 53.6°N, 143.0°E, 25 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure, 156 km away.

VaninoSovetskaya Gavan’KholmskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Topography around Okha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Okha is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
585 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 156 km · Poronaysk 487 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 528 km · Vanino 534 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 546 km · Amursk 559 km · Kholmsk 731 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 739 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 Okha (53.5949°, 142.9528°, elevation 25 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).