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Volga

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When to go?

The best months are June–August. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times extreme cold).

Climate zones

KazakhstanUralsSouthern RussiaCentral RussiaNorthwestern RussiaNizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodKazanKazanKazanSamaraSamaraSamaraUfaUfaUfaPermPermPerm

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 −8°−16° extreme cold
February −7°−15° extreme cold
March 1°−8° snow likely
April 11°0°
May 20°7°
June 24°12°
July 27°14°
August 24°12°
September 17°7°
October 8°1°
November 0°−6° snow likely
December −6°−13° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−15.6 · −8.4 °CJanuary: −15.6 · −8.4 °C−14.6 · −6.7 °CFebruary: −14.6 · −6.7 °C−7.9 · 0.7 °CMarch: −7.9 · 0.7 °C0.1 · 10.9 °CApril: 0.1 · 10.9 °C7.4 · 19.5 °CMay: 7.4 · 19.5 °C12.3 · 24.2 °CJune: 12.3 · 24.2 °C14.2 · 26.6 °CJuly: 14.2 · 26.6 °C12.4 · 24.3 °CAugust: 12.4 · 24.3 °C7.1 · 17.2 °CSeptember: 7.1 · 17.2 °C1.1 · 8.3 °COctober: 1.1 · 8.3 °C−6.0 · −0.4 °CNovember: −6.0 · −0.4 °C−12.6 · −6.3 °CDecember: −12.6 · −6.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −15.6 – −8.4 °C
Feb −14.6 – −6.7 °C
Mar −7.9 – 0.7 °C
Apr 0.1 – 10.9 °C
May 7.4 – 19.5 °C
Jun 12.3 – 24.2 °C
Jul 14.2 – 26.6 °C
Aug 12.4 – 24.3 °C
Sep 7.1 – 17.2 °C
Oct 1.1 – 8.3 °C
Nov −6.0 – −0.4 °C
Dec −12.6 – −6.3 °C

How much it rains

January 41 mm11 d
February 33 mm9 d
March 35 mm9 d
April 37 mm8 d
May 46 mm9 d
June 60 mm9 d
July 59 mm8 d
August 53 mm8 d
September 48 mm9 d
October 49 mm10 d
November 45 mm11 d
December 45 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec41 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 41 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day33 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 33 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day35 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 35 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day37 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 37 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day60 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 60 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day53 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 53 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day45 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 45 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day45 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 45 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 41 mm11 d
Feb 33 mm9 d
Mar 35 mm9 d
Apr 37 mm8 d
May 46 mm9 d
Jun 60 mm9 d
Jul 59 mm8 d
Aug 53 mm8 d
Sep 48 mm9 d
Oct 49 mm10 d
Nov 45 mm11 d
Dec 45 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 43
February 9 h 41
March 11 h 47
April 14 h 07
May 16 h 11
June 17 h 26
July 16 h 54
August 15 h 02
September 12 h 47
October 10 h 32
November 8 h 23
December 7 h 08

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 45 cm
February 56 cm
March 52 cm
April 20 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 8 cm
December 25 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec45 cmJanuary: 45 cm56 cmFebruary: 56 cm52 cmMarch: 52 cm20 cmApril: 20 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm8 cmNovember: 8 cm25 cmDecember: 25 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 45 cm
Feb 56 cm
Mar 52 cm
Apr 20 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 8 cm
Dec 25 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