Petrozavodsk weather in July

In July, Petrozavodsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 86 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 18.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 06 min at the start of July to 17 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Petrozavodsk's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrozavodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
18 h 18 min
3:39 AM – 9:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Petrozavodsk is capital city of the Republic of Karelia in north-western Russia.

Density
2,068/km²
people per km²
Founded
1703

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Petrozavodsk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Petrozavodsk

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.

Petrozavodsk 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-6° / -12°328.8115.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°278.29.98.40.0
Mar-0° / -7°338.89.511.30.0
Apr / -2°3794.914.30.9
May14° / 5510.91.317.23.7
Jun18° / 6812.10195.5
Jul21° / 13°8614018.25.8
Aug19° / 11°8813.4015.65.4
Sep13° / 5811.6012.63.5
Oct / 5511.52.89.60.6
Nov-0° / -4°491186.70.0
Dec-4° / -8°4111.411.950.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
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53664
63664
73565
83565
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Petrozavodsk gets around 86 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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340
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540
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741
841
942
1042
1143
1244
1344
1445
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2049
2149
2249
2349
2449
2548
2648
2747
2847
2946
3046
3145

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1722071
2712171
3702271
4682381
5672481
6662581
7642691
8622792
9612892
105929102
115830102
125730112
135631112
145431123
155332123
165232133
175133133
185033144
194933144
204833154
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 06 min at the start of July to 17 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:14 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 10:18 PM to 9:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.13:1410:18
219.03:1510:17
319.03:1610:16
419.03:1810:15
518.93:1910:14
618.93:2010:13
718.83:2210:12
818.83:2410:11
918.73:2510:09
1018.73:2710:08
1118.63:2910:07
1218.63:3110:05
1318.53:3310:03
1418.43:3510:01
1518.43:3710:00
1618.33:399:58
1718.33:419:56
1818.23:439:54
1918.13:459:52
2018.03:489:50
2118.03:509:47
2217.93:529:45
2317.83:559:43
2417.73:579:41
2517.63:599:38
2617.64:029:36
2717.54:049:33
2817.44:079:31
2917.34:099:28
3017.24:129:25
3117.14:159:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.0Bright
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174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Petrozavodsk?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Petrozavodsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petrozavodsk in July

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

In July, Petrozavodsk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Petrozavodsk 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 Petrozavodsk peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrozavodsk?

Petrozavodsk sits at 61.8°N, 34.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 47 km away.

Topography around Petrozavodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrozavodsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m.

The land around Petrozavodsk is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kondopoga 47 km · Podporozh’ye 98 km · Lodeynoye Pole 125 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 126 km · Sortavala 192 km · Segezha 218 km · Volkhov 234 km · Priozërsk 239 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 Petrozavodsk (61.7849°, 34.3469°, elevation 73 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).