July Weather in Kovdor RussiaDaily high temperatures are around 62°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 73°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 63°F on July 22. Daily low temperatures are around 47°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 55°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 49°F on July 24. For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kovdor typically range from 49°F to 63°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 0°F to 13°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on July. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Bethel, United States (3,551 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kovdor (view comparison). CloudsThe month of July in Kovdor experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 56% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54% on July 5. The clearest day of the month is July 5, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 46% of the time. For reference, on January 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 86%, while on July 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 46%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kovdor, the chance of a wet day over the course of July is essentially constant, remaining around 38% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on July 7, and its lowest chance is 12% on March 11. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during July in Kovdor is essentially constant, remaining about 3.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.9 inches or falling below 1.3 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 3.1 inches on July 11. SunDue to its extreme latitude, Kovdor experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography. In the summer in Kovdor during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 1.6 months, rising at 1:16 AM on May 28, and not setting again until 12:42 AM on July 15. As such, July begins the month in polar day, which ends before the month is out. The shortest day of the month is July 31, with 19 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Kovdor is 1:26 AM on July 15 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 3:17 AM on July 31. The latest sunset is 12:42 AM on July 14 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 55 minutes earlier at 10:47 PM on July 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Kovdor during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for July 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kovdor is essentially constant during July, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Kovdor is essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour, while on August 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.2 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Kovdor throughout July is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 32% on July 23. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Kovdor typically lasts for 3.2 months (99 days), from around May 30 to around September 6, rarely starting before May 13 or after June 16, and rarely ending before August 19 or after September 25. The month of July in Kovdor is reliably fully within the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Kovdor are increasing during July, increasing by 210°F, from 153°F to 363°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kovdor is gradually decreasing during July, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 4.4 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kovdor are 67.566 deg latitude, 30.476 deg longitude, and 801 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Kovdor contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 833 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 848 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,414 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,271 feet). The area within 2 miles of Kovdor is covered by water (37%), trees (33%), and herbaceous vegetation (22%), within 10 miles by trees (69%), and within 50 miles by trees (66%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Kovdor, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Kovdor. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Kovdor according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Kovdor is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, in addition to a contribution from the MERRA-2 reconstruction, corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kovdor. The station weights are proportional to the inverse of the distance between Kovdor and a given station. The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Kovdor to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 23%. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Kovdor and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |