Olenegorsk weather in July

In July, Olenegorsk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 22.4 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 13% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Olenegorsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olenegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
22 h 42 min
1:33 AM – 12:12 AM
Cloud cover
74%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 Olenegorsk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°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
3169
4169
5169
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
111710
121710
131710
141810
151810
161810
171810
181810
191810
201810
211810
221810
231810
241810
251810
261810
271810
281710
291710
301710
311710

How July really feels in Olenegorsk

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.

Olenegorsk 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-9° / -15°237.89.41.80.0
Feb-9° / -14°216.78.46.90.0
Mar-4° / -10°277.99.7110.0
Apr / -5°308.78.615.20.0
May / 4410.95.419.81.2
Jun14° / 6411.70.8243.6
Jul17° / 10°7113.30.122.44.9
Aug15° / 6412.6017.14.0
Sep10° / 5411.70.812.81.9
Oct / -1°5111.16.78.70.1
Nov-3° / -8°2988.940.0
Dec-6° / -11°278.710.600.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42575
52575
62575
72674
82773
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222872
232872
242872
252872
262872
272674
282674
292674
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Olenegorsk gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
542
642
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1545
1645
1745
1844
1944
2044
2144
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2842
2942
3042
3142

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
69181
79091
89091
989101
1088111
1186122
1286122
1385132
1485132
1584142
1683143
1783143
1882153
1982153
2081154
2181154
2281154
2382144
2482144
2583134
2683134
2783134
2883134
2984124
3084124
3184124

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 h 30 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
1324.0
1423.812:5712:48
1523.01:2112:24
1622.71:3312:12
1722.31:4312:03
1822.11:5111:55
1921.81:5911:47
2021.62:0611:40
2121.42:1211:34
2221.12:1911:28
2320.92:2511:22
2420.82:3011:16
2520.62:3611:10
2620.42:4211:05
2720.22:4710:59
2820.02:5210:54
2919.92:5710:49
3019.73:0210:44
3119.53:0710:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Olenegorsk?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Olenegorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olenegorsk in July

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

In July, Olenegorsk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Olenegorsk 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 Olenegorsk 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 Olenegorsk?

Olenegorsk sits at 68.1°N, 33.3°E, 170 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Monchegorsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Olenegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olenegorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Olenegorsk is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Monchegorsk 28 km · Kirovsk 61 km · Apatity 63 km · Murmansk 92 km · Polyarnyye Zori 92 km · Severomorsk 103 km · Kandalaksha 116 km · Polyarnyy 118 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 Olenegorsk (68.1432°, 33.2529°, elevation 170 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).