Mykolayiv weather in July

In July, Mykolayiv sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 34 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mykolayiv's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mykolayiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:18 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Mykolayiv is capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine.

Density
1,858/km²
people per km²
Founded
1789

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Mykolayiv reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Mykolayiv

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.

Mykolayiv weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°336.63.98.70.0
Feb / -4°296.12.7100.0
Mar / 337.71.911.61.4
Apr15° / 3470.313.35.0
May22° / 12°449.1014.87.0
Jun26° / 16°539015.66.9
Jul29° / 18°346.6015.36.2
Aug29° / 17°375.30146.5
Sep23° / 12°425.8012.47.5
Oct15° / 305.2010.65.2
Nov / 336.119.11.4
Dec / -2°326.42.48.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67228
77327
87327
97327
107426
117525
127525
137624
147624
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318119

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mykolayiv gets around 34 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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427
526
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725
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1124
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
129293011
229303011
329303011
429313010
529313010
628323010
72832309
82733309
92734309
102634318
112635318
122635318
132535318
142535318
152535328
162536328
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182435329
192435329
2023353110
2123353111
2223343111
2323333112
2423333113
2524323114
2624313014
2725313015
2825303015
2926302915
3027292915
3128292815

Wind in July

Winds average 12 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:06 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:067:45
215.64:077:44
315.64:077:44
415.64:087:44
515.64:087:44
615.64:097:43
715.64:107:43
815.54:117:43
915.54:117:42
1015.54:127:42
1115.54:137:41
1215.44:147:41
1315.44:157:40
1415.44:167:39
1515.44:177:39
1615.34:187:38
1715.34:197:37
1815.34:207:36
1915.24:217:35
2015.24:227:34
2115.24:237:33
2215.14:247:32
2315.14:257:31
2415.14:267:30
2515.04:277:29
2615.04:287:28
2715.04:297:27
2814.94:317:26
2914.94:327:25
3014.84:337:23
3114.84:347:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.27 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mykolayiv?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mykolayiv in July

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

In July, Mykolayiv sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mykolayiv in July

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Sep 13 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Mykolayiv 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 Mykolayiv peaks around July 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mykolayiv?

Mykolayiv sits at 47.0°N, 32.0°E, 42 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kherson, 61 km away.

PivdenneVoznesenskNova KakhovkaOdessaPivdennoukrainskKakhovka

Topography around Mykolayiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mykolayiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Mykolayiv is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and water (26%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
138 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kherson 61 km · Oleshky 68 km · Pivdenne 78 km · Voznesensk 82 km · Nova Kakhovka 106 km · Odessa 110 km · Pivdennoukrainsk 113 km · Kakhovka 114 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Mykolayiv (46.9763°, 31.993°, elevation 42 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).