Europe
Best time to visit Russia
By region
When to visit Russia
June–July for St Petersburg's White Nights; May–September for Moscow and the Golden Ring; February–March for Lake Baikal ice. Winters are severe.
Best months across Russia
Average daily high in °C; ★ marks the best months for each place.
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | -7° | -6° | 0° | 9° | ★ 18° | ★ 21° | 24° | 22° | ★ 16° | 8° | 0° | -5° |
| Saint Petersburg | -6° | -5° | 0° | 8° | 15° | ★ 19° | ★ 22° | ★ 20° | 15° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Kazan | -10° | -8° | -2° | 8° | ★ 18° | ★ 22° | ★ 25° | ★ 23° | ★ 16° | 7° | -1° | -8° |
| Sochi | 8° | 9° | 12° | 17° | ★ 22° | ★ 26° | ★ 30° | ★ 30° | ★ 26° | 21° | 15° | 11° |
| Kaliningrad | -1° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 18° | ★ 21° | ★ 23° | ★ 23° | ★ 19° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Irkutsk | -16° | ★ -12° | ★ -2° | 9° | 17° | 25° | ★ 27° | ★ 24° | ★ 16° | 6° | -5° | -14° |
| Yekaterinburg | -13° | -11° | -3° | 6° | 16° | ★ 20° | ★ 23° | ★ 21° | ★ 14° | 5° | -5° | -12° |
| Vladivostok | -6° | -3° | 2° | 9° | ★ 14° | ★ 18° | 22° | 24° | ★ 21° | ★ 14° | 4° | -4° |
| Murmansk | ★ -9° | ★ -8° | ★ -4° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 14° | ★ 9° | ★ 2° | ★ -4° | ★ -6° |
| Novosibirsk | -16° | -12° | -3° | 8° | 17° | ★ 23° | ★ 25° | ★ 23° | ★ 16° | 6° | -5° | -13° |
| Nizhny Novgorod | -9° | -8° | -2° | 8° | ★ 18° | ★ 21° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | ★ 16° | 7° | -1° | -7° |
| Olkhon Island | -20° | ★ -15° | ★ -4° | 6° | 14° | 22° | ★ 25° | ★ 22° | ★ 14° | 4° | -9° | -18° |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | -6° | ★ -5° | ★ -2° | 0° | 6° | 13° | ★ 17° | ★ 17° | ★ 13° | 7° | 0° | -5° |
Weather & best time by place
- MoscowWeather & best time
- Saint PetersburgWeather & best time
- KazanWeather & best time
- SochiWeather & best time
- KaliningradWeather & best time
- IrkutskWeather & best time
- YekaterinburgWeather & best time
- VladivostokWeather & best time
- MurmanskWeather & best time
- NovosibirskWeather & best time
- Nizhny NovgorodWeather & best time
- Olkhon IslandWeather & best time
- Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyWeather & best time
Sources
- NASA POWER climatology
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Russia
- Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs e-Visa portal
- World Bank open data
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