Polyarnyye Zori in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Polyarnyye Zori sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 203 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Polyarnyye Zori's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Polyarnyye Zori's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Precipitation
- 203 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Polyarnyye Zori in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical summer day in Polyarnyye Zori reaches about 15°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Polyarnyye Zori
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.
Polyarnyye Zori 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° / -13° | 36 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -8° / -13° | 30 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -3° / -9° | 32 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2° / -4° | 32 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 15 | 0.0 |
| May | 8° / 2° | 47 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 19.3 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 14° / 7° | 61 | 11 | 0.2 | 23.7 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 17° / 10° | 79 | 12.6 | 0 | 21.7 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 15° / 9° | 63 | 11.9 | 0 | 16.9 | 4.2 |
| Sep | 10° / 5° | 61 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 2.1 |
| Oct | 3° / -0° | 59 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | -2° / -6° | 47 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -5° / -10° | 41 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Polyarnyye Zori gets around 203 mm of rain and snow over 36 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 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 21 h 54 min in early June to 14 h 48 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 4.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Polyarnyye Zori?
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 Polyarnyye Zori for sightseeing.
What to pack for Polyarnyye Zori in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Polyarnyye Zori sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Polyarnyye Zori in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Polyarnyye Zori peaks around July 14 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 4 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 0 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 2 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 1 | Low |
| Oct | 0 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Polyarnyye Zori?
Polyarnyye Zori sits at 67.4°N, 32.5°E, 112 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kandalaksha, 24 km away.
Topography around Polyarnyye Zori
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Polyarnyye Zori.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Polyarnyye Zori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.
The land around Polyarnyye Zori is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) 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 Polyarnyye Zori (67.3661°, 32.4981°, elevation 112 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.