Zheleznogorsk weather in July

In July, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.3 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 25°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zheleznogorsk's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:41 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is human settlement in Russia.

Density
859/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Zheleznogorsk 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 19°C and 30°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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How July really feels in Zheleznogorsk

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.

Zheleznogorsk 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° / -8°409.910.180.0
Feb-3° / -8°378.98.39.50.0
Mar / -4°398.86.311.50.1
Apr12° / 469.61.113.63.3
May19° / 6010.4015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6511.1016.56.6
Jul25° / 15°7712.3016.16.6
Aug24° / 13°548.6014.57.1
Sep18° / 558.90.112.45.6
Oct10° / 5410.1110.32.3
Nov / -2°428.44.18.50.0
Dec-2° / -6°419.58.57.50.0

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 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125347
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145248
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zheleznogorsk gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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540
640
740
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1041
1141
1241
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1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
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2140
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2339
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2538
2638
2737
2836
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3035
3134

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 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14928222
24828222
34728232
44629232
54529242
64430252
74230252
84130262
94030273
103930283
113830283
123730293
133630304
143630304
153530314
163431314
173331324
183331334
193231334
203131344
213131344
223031344
233031344
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283034324
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303135304
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Wind in July

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

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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1211calm
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:278:57
216.54:288:57
316.54:288:56
416.44:298:56
516.44:308:55
616.44:318:55
716.44:328:54
816.44:328:54
916.34:338:53
1016.34:348:52
1116.34:358:52
1216.24:368:51
1316.24:388:50
1416.24:398:49
1516.14:408:48
1616.14:418:47
1716.14:428:46
1816.04:448:45
1916.04:458:44
2015.94:468:43
2115.94:478:42
2215.94:498:40
2315.84:508:39
2415.84:528:38
2515.74:538:36
2615.74:558:35
2715.64:568:34
2815.64:578:32
2915.54:598:30
3015.55:008:29
3115.45:028:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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115.6Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Zheleznogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in July

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

In July, Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 52.3°N, 35.4°E, 182 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 79 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
428 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: L’govskiy 79 km · Kurchatov 80 km · Orël 85 km · Kursk 89 km · Karachev 90 km · Ryl’sk 97 km · Trubchevsk 111 km · Shchigry 118 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 Zheleznogorsk (52.342°, 35.3592°, elevation 182 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).