climigo

Central Russia

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When to go?

The best months are June–August. Avoid November–March (freezing).

Climate zones

KazakhstanSouthern RussiaUkraineBelarusVolgaNorthwestern RussiaMoscowMoscowMoscowVoronezhVoronezhVoronezhSmolenskSmolenskSmolenskYaroslavlYaroslavlYaroslavlKurskKurskKursk

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −5°−11° snow likely
February −4°−10° snow likely
March 3°−6° snow likely
April 12°2°
May 19°8°
June 23°12°
July 26°14°
August 24°13°
September 17°8°
October 10°3°
November 2°−3° snow likely
December −3°−8° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−10.5 · −4.8 °CJanuary: −10.5 · −4.8 °C−10.3 · −3.7 °CFebruary: −10.3 · −3.7 °C−5.5 · 2.7 °CMarch: −5.5 · 2.7 °C1.6 · 12.2 °CApril: 1.6 · 12.2 °C7.9 · 19.3 °CMay: 7.9 · 19.3 °C12.0 · 23.3 °CJune: 12.0 · 23.3 °C14.1 · 25.6 °CJuly: 14.1 · 25.6 °C12.6 · 23.9 °CAugust: 12.6 · 23.9 °C7.8 · 17.4 °CSeptember: 7.8 · 17.4 °C2.7 · 9.6 °COctober: 2.7 · 9.6 °C−2.6 · 2.3 °CNovember: −2.6 · 2.3 °C−7.6 · −2.6 °CDecember: −7.6 · −2.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −10.5 – −4.8 °C
Feb −10.3 – −3.7 °C
Mar −5.5 – 2.7 °C
Apr 1.6 – 12.2 °C
May 7.9 – 19.3 °C
Jun 12.0 – 23.3 °C
Jul 14.1 – 25.6 °C
Aug 12.6 – 23.9 °C
Sep 7.8 – 17.4 °C
Oct 2.7 – 9.6 °C
Nov −2.6 – 2.3 °C
Dec −7.6 – −2.6 °C

How much it rains

January 43 mm11 d
February 35 mm9 d
March 34 mm9 d
April 39 mm8 d
May 54 mm9 d
June 70 mm10 d
July 76 mm10 d
August 62 mm8 d
September 51 mm8 d
October 56 mm10 d
November 49 mm10 d
December 48 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec43 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 43 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day35 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 35 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day34 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 34 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day39 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 39 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day76 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 76 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day48 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 48 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 43 mm11 d
Feb 35 mm9 d
Mar 34 mm9 d
Apr 39 mm8 d
May 54 mm9 d
Jun 70 mm10 d
Jul 76 mm10 d
Aug 62 mm8 d
Sep 51 mm8 d
Oct 56 mm10 d
Nov 49 mm10 d
Dec 48 mm11 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 7 h 50
February 9 h 44
March 11 h 48
April 14 h 05
May 16 h 05
June 17 h 17
July 16 h 46
August 14 h 58
September 12 h 46
October 10 h 34
November 8 h 28
December 7 h 16

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 28 cm
February 38 cm
March 31 cm
April 7 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 4 cm
December 15 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec28 cmJanuary: 28 cm38 cmFebruary: 38 cm31 cmMarch: 31 cm7 cmApril: 7 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm15 cmDecember: 15 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 28 cm
Feb 38 cm
Mar 31 cm
Apr 7 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 15 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities