Velikiy Novgorod weather in July

In July, Velikiy Novgorod sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 86 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 17.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Velikiy Novgorod's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiy Novgorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
17 h 24 min
4:20 AM – 9:41 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Velikiy Novgorod is city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,474/km²
people per km²
Founded
~859 CE

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Velikiy Novgorod reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°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 Velikiy Novgorod

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.

Velikiy Novgorod 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-4° / -8°4511.411.76.80.0
Feb-3° / -8°358.88.88.80.0
Mar / -4°3796.811.40.0
Apr / 449.52.2141.8
May16° / 6411.30.116.44.9
Jun20° / 13°9212.7017.95.8
Jul23° / 15°8613.2017.36.2
Aug21° / 13°8212.1015.26.0
Sep15° / 6110.8012.54.3
Oct / 7713.71.79.91.2
Nov / -1°6812.75.97.50.0
Dec-2° / -5°5112.410.46.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
54060
64060
73961
83862
93961
103961
113961
123961
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254357
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314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Velikiy Novgorod gets around 86 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 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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744
844
944
1044
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
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2043
2143
2242
2341
2441
2540
2640
2739
2838
2938
3037
3137

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15627152
25428162
35329162
45130172
54931172
64832182
74632193
84533193
94434193
104334203
114234204
124135214
133935215
143835215
153735225
163635226
173635236
183535237
193435237
203435248
213334248
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273235249
283236239
293236238
303237238
313337228

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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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 9:56 PM to 9:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.94:019:56
217.94:029:55
317.94:029:55
417.84:039:54
517.84:059:53
617.84:069:53
717.84:079:52
817.74:089:51
917.74:099:50
1017.64:119:49
1117.64:129:48
1217.54:149:47
1317.54:159:45
1417.54:179:44
1517.44:189:43
1617.44:209:41
1717.34:229:40
1817.24:239:38
1917.24:259:37
2017.14:279:35
2117.14:299:33
2217.04:319:31
2317.04:339:30
2416.94:349:28
2516.84:369:26
2616.84:389:24
2716.74:409:22
2816.64:429:20
2916.64:459:18
3016.54:479:15
3116.44:499:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Velikiy Novgorod?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Velikiy Novgorod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Velikiy Novgorod in July

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

In July, Velikiy Novgorod sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Velikiy Novgorod in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Velikiy Novgorod peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiy Novgorod?

Velikiy Novgorod sits at 58.5°N, 31.3°E, 35 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Staraya Russa, 59 km away.

Topography around Velikiy Novgorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiy Novgorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Velikiy Novgorod is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Staraya Russa 59 km · Chudovo 71 km · Luga 86 km · Kirishi 115 km · Tosno 115 km · Valday 131 km · Kommunar 132 km · Nikol’skoye 134 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 Velikiy Novgorod (58.5213°, 31.271°, elevation 35 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).