Best time to visit Russia

Russia in this dataset covers 7 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 499 mm in Chelyabinsk to 765 mm in Moscow. The monthly-average temperature swing is 25.6–39.1°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Russia falls in a continental climate with a wide temperature swing.

Regional contrasts in Russia

The hottest peak in the sample is Chelyabinsk in July (19.2°C). The coldest monthly average is Novosibirsk in January (-20.1°C). Moscow takes the most rain (765 mm a year, wettest in July); Chelyabinsk takes the least (499 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 17.7°C to 19.2°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Drier cities: typical hottest-month average 18.6°C and about 546 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Chelyabinsk (June, July, and August); Novosibirsk (June, July, and August); Yekaterinburg (June, July, and August).

In-between rainfall: typical hottest-month average 18.6°C and about 697 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Kazan (June, July, and August); Nizhny Novgorod (June, July, and August); Saint Petersburg (June, July, and August).

Wetter cities: typical hottest-month average 18.6°C and about 765 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Moscow (June, July, and August).

Chelyabinsk in Russia

Chelyabinsk sits at 55.16°, 61.43°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 19.2°C (high 24.5°C); January is the coolest at -16.7°C (low -20.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 35.9°C.

The wet season runs from June to July. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,202,371. The wettest month is July (73 mm, 14 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (22 mm).

Kazan in Russia

Kazan sits at 55.79°, 49.12°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 19.0°C (high 23.7°C); January is the coolest at -14.1°C (low -17.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 33.1°C.

Rainfall totals 646 mm, heaviest in July (72 mm) and lightest in February (37 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,243,500. The wettest month is July (72 mm, 15 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (37 mm).

Moscow in Russia

Moscow sits at 55.75°, 37.62°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 18.6°C (high 23.1°C); January is the coolest at -10.9°C (low -14.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 29.5°C.

Rainfall totals 765 mm, heaviest in July (93 mm) and lightest in February (42 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 10,381,222. The wettest month is July (93 mm, 17 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (42 mm).

Nizhny Novgorod in Russia

Nizhny Novgorod sits at 56.33°, 44.00°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 19.1°C (high 23.6°C); January is the coolest at -12.5°C (low -15.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 31.6°C.

Rainfall totals 721 mm, heaviest in June (85 mm) and lightest in February (42 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,259,013. The wettest month is June (85 mm, 16 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (42 mm).

Novosibirsk in Russia

Novosibirsk sits at 55.02°, 82.93°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 19.0°C (high 23.8°C); January is the coolest at -20.1°C (low -23.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 39.1°C.

Rainfall totals 515 mm, heaviest in July (73 mm) and lightest in February (24 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,612,833. The wettest month is July (73 mm, 15 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (24 mm).

Saint Petersburg in Russia

Saint Petersburg sits at 59.94°, 30.31°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 17.8°C (high 21.5°C); January is the coolest at -7.8°C (low -10.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 25.6°C.

The wet season runs from July to August. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 5,351,935. The wettest month is August (90 mm, 14 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (38 mm).

Yekaterinburg in Russia

Yekaterinburg sits at 56.86°, 60.62°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 17.7°C (high 22.7°C); January is the coolest at -17.0°C (low -20.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 34.7°C.

The wet season runs from June to August. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,495,066. The wettest month is June (92 mm, 17 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (23 mm).