Astrakhan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Astrakhan is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with June and May close behind. Astrakhan averages about 2,391 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,391
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 217 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈71 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 534k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Astrakhan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Astrakhan is September, then June and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Astrakhan?
Astrakhan gets a moderate 2,391 hours of sunshine a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate September (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #18 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 217 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 14 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 13 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 18 mm | 2 |
| April | 66 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 26 mm | 4 |
| May | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 27 mm | 6 |
| June | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| July | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| August | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 9 mm | 6 |
| September | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 17 mm | 4 |
| October | 59 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 21 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 18 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 20 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Atyrau Kazakhstan · 305 km · best in Aug · 2,363 h sun/yr
- Aktau Kazakhstan · 362 km · best in Sep · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Grozny Russia · 370 km · best in Aug · 1,993 h sun/yr
- Makhachkala Russia · 386 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr
- Volgograd Russia · 391 km · best in Aug · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Vladikavkaz Russia · 435 km · best in Sep · 1,987 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elista Russia · 283 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Astrakhan compares month by month: Astrakhan vs Volgograd · Astrakhan vs Grozny · Astrakhan vs Atyrau · Astrakhan vs Aktau · all comparisons
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