Vladikavkaz weather in July

In July, Vladikavkaz sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 201 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vladikavkaz's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vladikavkaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:40 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Vladikavkaz is capital city of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.

Density
1,052/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Vladikavkaz reaches about 23°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 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42213
52213
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102213
112213
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How July really feels in Vladikavkaz

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.

Vladikavkaz 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 / -7°266.67.39.20.0
Feb / -7°306.86.810.20.0
Mar / -3°7012.19.911.60.5
Apr11° / 103157.213.12.5
May17° / 15721.11.114.43.9
Jun20° / 11°21622.7015.14.5
Jul23° / 13°20122.9014.84.9
Aug23° / 13°16920.7013.85.3
Sep19° / 9814.60.312.35.4
Oct14° / 61102.710.84.0
Nov / -2°386.95.19.50.9
Dec / -6°2665.78.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85248
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
194951
204951
215050
225149
235149
245149
255149
265248
275347
285347
295347
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vladikavkaz gets around 201 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
377
477
577
677
776
876
976
1075
1175
1274
1374
1474
1573
1673
1772
1872
1972
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1355690
23456100
33257110
43158110
53057130
62858140
72758150
82658160
92557180
102457190
112357200
122256220
132155240
142055250
151955260
161854280
171753291
181653301
191553311
201453321
211453321
221353331
231254331
241252342
251252342
261153342
271153342
281153342
291153342
301153342
311252342

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:307:39
215.14:317:39
315.14:317:39
415.14:327:39
515.14:327:38
615.14:337:38
715.14:347:38
815.14:347:37
915.04:357:37
1015.04:367:37
1115.04:367:36
1215.04:377:36
1315.04:387:35
1414.94:397:35
1514.94:407:34
1614.94:407:33
1714.94:417:33
1814.84:427:32
1914.84:437:31
2014.84:447:31
2114.84:457:30
2214.74:467:29
2314.74:477:28
2414.74:487:27
2514.64:497:26
2614.64:507:25
2714.64:517:24
2814.54:527:23
2914.54:537:22
3014.54:547:21
3114.44:557:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Vladikavkaz

In seasonPeak

In July, Vladikavkaz sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vladikavkaz's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Vladikavkaz?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Vladikavkaz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vladikavkaz in July

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

In July, Vladikavkaz sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Vladikavkaz in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vladikavkaz peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vladikavkaz?

Vladikavkaz sits at 43.0°N, 44.7°E, 681 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Beslan, 20 km away.

Topography around Vladikavkaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vladikavkaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,239 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,899 m.

The land around Vladikavkaz is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
1,239 m
80 km
4,899 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Beslan 20 km · Kantyshevo 21 km · Nazran 22 km · Ekazhevo 23 km · Surkhakhi 25 km · Ardon 34 km · Karabulak 35 km · Alagir 37 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 Vladikavkaz (43.041°, 44.6699°, elevation 681 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).