Zapolyarnyy weather in June

In June, Zapolyarnyy sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 24 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Zapolyarnyy's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zapolyarnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 10th coldest
Precipitation: 71 mm; 12.9 wet days
Daylight: 24 hours; — – —
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; 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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical June day in Zapolyarnyy reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.

	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
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

How June really feels in Zapolyarnyy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zapolyarnyy weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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
Clearer (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	82	80	80	80	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	19	81
30	19	81

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Zapolyarnyy gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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
Rain chance (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45
Snow chance (%)	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, 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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours 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
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	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0
Sunrise (AM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sunset (PM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

	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	24.0	—	—
23	24.0	—	—
24	24.0	—	—
25	24.0	—	—
26	24.0	—	—
27	24.0	—	—
28	24.0	—	—
29	24.0	—	—
30	24.0	—	—

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 4.63 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Zapolyarnyy?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zapolyarnyy.

What to pack for Zapolyarnyy in June

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

In June, Zapolyarnyy sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Zapolyarnyy in June

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in June — 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 June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 3 — 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

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

June 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	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	10	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	11	4
11	11	4
12	12	5
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	12	5
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	19	81
30	19	81

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	19	81
30	19	81

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	19	81
30	19	81

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3