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

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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.

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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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°369.711.52.60.0
Feb-8° / -13°308.510.47.10.0
Mar-3° / -9°328.29.211.10.0
Apr / -4°327.97.1150.0
May / 4710.53.519.31.4
Jun14° / 61110.223.73.8
Jul17° / 10°7912.6021.75.1
Aug15° / 6311.9016.94.2
Sep10° / 6110.70.412.82.1
Oct / -0°5911.25.48.80.1
Nov-2° / -6°4710.911.24.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.412.60.30.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitationSnow

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.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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.

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UV index in Polyarnyye Zori in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

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.

3 km
148 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
Summer weather nearby: Kandalaksha 24 km · Apatity 46 km · Kirovsk 57 km · Monchegorsk 66 km · Kovdor 89 km · Olenegorsk 92 km · Murmansk 180 km · Severomorsk 193 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 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.