Zapolyarnyy weather in July

In July, Zapolyarnyy sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 23.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of July to 20 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zapolyarnyy's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zapolyarnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 75 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 24 hours; — – —
Cloud cover: 78%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Zapolyarnyy is human settlement in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density: 4/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1956

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical July day in Zapolyarnyy reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	16	9
17	16	9
18	16	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	16	9
28	16	9
29	16	9
30	16	9
31	16	9

How July really feels in Zapolyarnyy

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Zapolyarnyy 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -13°	27	8.3	9.4	1	0.0
Feb	-7° / -13°	22	6.9	8.2	6.5	0.0
Mar	-3° / -9°	30	8.8	10.9	11	0.0
Apr	2° / -5°	35	9.8	10.2	15.4	0.0
May	7° / 1°	53	13.1	6.5	20.9	0.8
Jun	12° / 5°	71	12.9	1.2	24	2.8
Jul	16° / 9°	75	13	0	23.2	4.4
Aug	14° / 8°	67	12.6	0	17.5	3.7
Sep	10° / 4°	55	12.3	0.7	12.9	1.9
Oct	3° / -1°	56	12.4	7.2	8.4	0.1
Nov	-3° / -7°	30	8.4	8.9	2.8	0.0
Dec	-5° / -10°	32	9.9	10.9	0	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zapolyarnyy gets around 75 mm of rain over 13 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 45% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	40
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88
Comfortable (%)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	94	5	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	92	7	1
14	92	7	1
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	9	2
25	88	10	2
26	88	10	2
27	88	10	2
28	88	10	2
29	88	10	2
30	88	10	2
31	88	10	2

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of July to 20 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	23.2	22.7	22.2	21.9	21.6	21.3	21.1	20.8	20.6	20.4
Sunrise (AM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:25	1:43	1:56	2:06	2:15	2:23	2:31	2:38	2:45	2:51
Sunset (PM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:40	12:23	12:10	12:00	11:51	11:43	11:35	11:28	11:21	11:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	24.0	—	—
2	24.0	—	—
3	24.0	—	—
4	24.0	—	—
5	24.0	—	—
6	24.0	—	—
7	24.0	—	—
8	24.0	—	—
9	24.0	—	—
10	24.0	—	—
11	24.0	—	—
12	24.0	—	—
13	24.0	—	—
14	24.0	—	—
15	24.0	—	—
16	24.0	—	—
17	24.0	—	—
18	24.0	—	—
19	24.0	—	—
20	24.0	—	—
21	24.0	—	—
22	23.2	1:25	12:40
23	22.7	1:43	12:23
24	22.2	1:56	12:10
25	21.9	2:06	12:00
26	21.6	2:15	11:51
27	21.3	2:23	11:43
28	21.1	2:31	11:35
29	20.8	2:38	11:28
30	20.6	2:45	11:21
31	20.4	2:51	11:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Zapolyarnyy?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Zapolyarnyy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zapolyarnyy in July

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

In July, Zapolyarnyy sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Zapolyarnyy in July

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in March near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	3	3	4	7	10	11	9	7	6	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	3	Bracing
May	4	Bracing
Jun	7	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	9	Bracing
Oct	7	Bracing
Nov	6	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Zapolyarnyy in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zapolyarnyy peaks around July 13 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 2 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Low
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zapolyarnyy?

Zapolyarnyy sits at 69.4°N, 30.8°E, 172 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nikel, 23 km away.

Topography around Zapolyarnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zapolyarnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Zapolyarnyy is covered by moss and lichen (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (30%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (27%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

224 m

moss and lichen 29%

16 km

681 m

trees 34%

80 km

676 m

trees 36%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← June Zapolyarnyy year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Nikel 23 km · Murmansk 104 km · Polyarnyy 106 km · Severomorsk 110 km · Olenegorsk 173 km · Monchegorsk 185 km · Kovdor 207 km · Apatity 231 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

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 Zapolyarnyy (69.426°, 30.811°, elevation 172 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	16	9
17	16	9
18	16	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	16	9
28	16	9
29	16	9
30	16	9
31	16	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	40
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	94	5	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	92	7	1
14	92	7	1
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	9	2
25	88	10	2
26	88	10	2
27	88	10	2
28	88	10	2
29	88	10	2
30	88	10	2
31	88	10	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	16	9
17	16	9
18	16	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	16	9
28	16	9
29	16	9
30	16	9
31	16	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	40
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	94	5	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	92	7	1
14	92	7	1
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	9	2
25	88	10	2
26	88	10	2
27	88	10	2
28	88	10	2
29	88	10	2
30	88	10	2
31	88	10	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	16	9
17	16	9
18	16	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	16	9
28	16	9
29	16	9
30	16	9
31	16	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	40
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	94	5	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	92	7	1
14	92	7	1
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	9	2
25	88	10	2
26	88	10	2
27	88	10	2
28	88	10	2
29	88	10	2
30	88	10	2
31	88	10	2