Yelets weather in July

In July, Yelets sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Yelets's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yelets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:27 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Yelets is city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,637/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Yelets reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Yelets

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.

Yelets 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-4° / -9°399.59.980.0
Feb-4° / -9°358.48.49.50.0
Mar / -5°368.86.911.50.0
Apr12° / 449.21.113.63.3
May20° / 5210.3015.56.2
Jun23° / 13°5811.2016.56.7
Jul25° / 15°6411.5016.16.6
Aug24° / 13°498.4014.57.2
Sep18° / 508.90.112.45.7
Oct10° / 529.21.110.32.4
Nov / -3°397.74.68.50.0
Dec-3° / -7°399.28.97.50.0

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 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
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305644
315842

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Yelets gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2736
2835
2935
3034
3133

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15427181
25328181
35328181
45228191
55129191
65029201
74929201
84830211
94730222
104530222
114431232
124331242
134231242
144131253
154031263
164031263
173931263
183832273
193832273
203732283
213632283
223632283
233632293
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253632293
263632293
273633293
283633283
293733282
303733272
313833272

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:138:46
216.54:148:45
316.54:148:45
416.54:158:45
516.54:168:44
616.54:178:44
716.44:188:43
816.44:188:43
916.44:198:42
1016.34:208:41
1116.34:218:41
1216.34:228:40
1316.34:248:39
1416.24:258:38
1516.24:268:37
1616.14:278:36
1716.14:288:35
1816.14:308:34
1916.04:318:33
2016.04:328:32
2115.94:348:30
2215.94:358:29
2315.94:368:28
2415.84:388:26
2515.84:398:25
2615.74:418:24
2715.74:428:22
2815.64:448:21
2915.64:458:19
3015.54:478:17
3115.54:488:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Yelets?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Yelets for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yelets in July

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

In July, Yelets sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yelets in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yelets peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yelets?

Yelets sits at 52.6°N, 38.5°E, 121 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lebedyan’, 62 km away.

Topography around Yelets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yelets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Yelets is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
209 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Lebedyan’ 62 km · Yefremov 64 km · Livny 65 km · Lipetsk 70 km · Dankov 82 km · Gryazi 98 km · Usman’ 104 km · Semiluki 110 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 Yelets (52.6144°, 38.5093°, elevation 121 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).