Vologda weather in July

In July, Vologda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vologda's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vologda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:40 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Vologda is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density
2,693/km²
people per km²
Founded
1147

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 Vologda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102212
112313
122313
132313
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212313
222313
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242313
252313
262313
272313
282313
292313
302313
312212

How July really feels in Vologda

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.

Vologda weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°3610.312.46.60.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.29.78.80.0
Mar / -8°329.28.611.30.0
Apr / -1°388.52.914.11.8
May16° / 5711.40.516.64.8
Jun20° / 10°7811.9018.15.9
Jul23° / 13°8213.2017.56.2
Aug20° / 10°7712.7015.25.8
Sep14° / 6011.20.212.63.7
Oct / 5712.13.29.80.7
Nov-1° / -5°4710.28.17.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°3911.2125.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53763
63862
73862
83862
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153664
163664
173664
183763
193763
203862
213862
223763
233862
243862
253961
263961
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vologda gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1342
1442
1542
1643
1743
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2543
2643
2742
2842
2941
3041
3141

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16224122
26125122
36025132
45926132
55727142
65627152
75428162
85229172
95229172
105030182
114930182
124831193
134731193
144632193
154532194
164433194
174333194
184234194
194234194
204234204
214234204
224234204
234234204
244234194
254334194
264334194
274434194
284433194
294533183
304633183
314733173

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1910calm
2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 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 3:20 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 9:28 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.13:209:28
218.13:219:27
318.13:229:27
418.13:239:26
518.03:249:25
618.03:259:24
718.03:269:23
817.93:289:23
917.93:299:21
1017.83:309:20
1117.83:329:19
1217.73:339:18
1317.73:359:17
1417.63:379:15
1517.63:389:14
1617.53:409:12
1717.53:429:11
1817.43:449:09
1917.43:459:07
2017.33:479:06
2117.23:499:04
2217.23:519:02
2317.13:539:00
2417.03:558:58
2517.03:578:56
2616.93:598:54
2716.84:018:52
2816.84:048:50
2916.74:068:48
3016.64:088:45
3116.64:108:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Vologda?

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 Vologda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vologda in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vologda 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 Vologda peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vologda?

Vologda sits at 59.2°N, 39.9°E, 125 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sokol, 30 km away.

Topography around Vologda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vologda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Vologda is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
167 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Sokol 30 km · Gryazovets 44 km · Sheksna 78 km · Cherepovets 113 km · Danilov 116 km · Buy 126 km · Rybinsk 144 km · Tutayev 152 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 Vologda (59.2239°, 39.884°, elevation 125 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).