Vel’sk weather in July

In July, Vel’sk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 18 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 48 min at the start of July to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vel’sk's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vel’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
18 h 06 min
3:15 AM – 9:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Vel’sk is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1137

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Vel’sk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Vel’sk

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.

Vel’sk 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-8° / -14°329.812.16.10.0
Feb-7° / -13°267.69.78.50.0
Mar-0° / -8°328.89.311.30.0
Apr / -2°388.94.314.21.1
May15° / 6211.70.9174.2
Jun20° / 7212.4018.75.6
Jul22° / 12°7613.20186.1
Aug19° / 10°7813015.55.5
Sep13° / 6011.80.212.63.3
Oct / 5812.14.19.70.5
Nov-2° / -6°45119.26.90.0
Dec-6° / -11°3610.511.75.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
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313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vel’sk gets around 76 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
644
744
844
943
1043
1143
1242
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1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
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2041
2141
2241
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2540
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2740
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16623101
26623101
36324112
46324112
56125122
66026122
75926132
85827132
95628142
105628142
115429152
125429152
135230162
145130163
155031163
164931173
174932173
184832173
194832173
204832183
214832183
224831183
234931183
244930183
255030173
265129173
275129173
285229163
295229163
305428153
315528143

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 48 min at the start of July to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:52 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 9:38 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.82:529:38
218.72:539:38
318.72:549:37
418.72:559:36
518.62:569:35
618.62:589:34
718.62:599:33
818.53:019:32
918.53:029:30
1018.43:049:29
1118.43:059:28
1218.33:079:26
1318.33:099:25
1418.23:119:23
1518.13:139:21
1618.13:159:20
1718.03:179:18
1817.93:199:16
1917.93:219:14
2017.83:239:12
2117.73:259:10
2217.73:289:08
2317.63:309:06
2417.53:329:03
2517.43:349:01
2617.43:378:59
2717.33:398:56
2817.23:428:54
2917.13:448:52
3017.03:468:49
3117.03:498:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Vel’sk?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Vel’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vel’sk in July

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

In July, Vel’sk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vel’sk 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 Vel’sk peaks around July 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vel’sk?

Vel’sk sits at 61.1°N, 42.1°E, 90 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nyandoma, 121 km away.

Topography around Vel’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vel’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Vel’sk is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Nyandoma 121 km · Sokol 209 km · Mirnyy 210 km · Velikiy Ustyug 230 km · Vologda 239 km · Kotlas 245 km · Gryazovets 264 km · Koryazhma 272 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 Vel’sk (61.0692°, 42.0992°, elevation 90 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).