Orenburg in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Orenburg sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 94 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Orenburg's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Orenburg's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 94 mm
- 19 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Orenburg in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Orenburg reaches about 27°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Orenburg
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Orenburg weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8° / -15° | 33 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -15° | 28 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -0° / -9° | 33 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 13° / 2° | 33 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 3.7 |
| May | 22° / 9° | 35 | 7.5 | 0 | 15.4 | 7.1 |
| Jun | 27° / 14° | 35 | 7 | 0 | 16.4 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 28° / 16° | 32 | 6.7 | 0 | 16 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 27° / 14° | 27 | 5.7 | 0 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 20° / 8° | 29 | 6.2 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 11° / 2° | 37 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 0° / -6° | 32 | 7.6 | 5 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -6° / -13° | 34 | 8.2 | 9 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Orenburg gets around 94 mm of rain over 19 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Orenburg?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Orenburg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Orenburg in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Orenburg sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.
UV index in Orenburg in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Orenburg peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Orenburg?
Orenburg sits at 51.8°N, 55.1°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sol’-Iletsk, 68 km away.
Topography around Orenburg
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Orenburg.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Orenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.
The land around Orenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 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
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 Orenburg (51.7671°, 55.0988°, elevation 124 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.