Vladikavkaz weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Vladikavkaz is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with August and July close behind. Vladikavkaz averages about 1,987 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,987
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 793 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈55 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 365k
- Elevation
- 503 m
When is the best time to visit Vladikavkaz?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vladikavkaz is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 38 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vladikavkaz?
Vladikavkaz gets a moderate 1,987 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #80 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 793 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 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 38 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 33 mm | 2 |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 63 mm | 3 |
| April | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 74 mm | 4 |
| May | 71 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 107 mm | 6 |
| June | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 117 mm | 7 |
| July | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 84 mm | 7 |
| August | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 69 mm | 7 |
| September | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 62 mm | 5 |
| October | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 64 mm | 3 |
| November | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 35 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Grozny Russia · 91 km · best in Aug · 1,993 h sun/yr
- Mineralnye Vody Russia · 167 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Tbilisi Georgia · 173 km · best in Sep · 2,155 h sun/yr
- Kutaisi Georgia · 208 km · best in May · 2,029 h sun/yr
- Makhachkala Russia · 251 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr
- Stavropol Russia · 290 km · best in Sep · 2,167 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sunzha Russia · 35 km · 1,993 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Nalchik Russia · 86 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Vladikavkaz compares month by month: Vladikavkaz vs Tbilisi · Vladikavkaz vs Makhachkala · Vladikavkaz vs Grozny · Vladikavkaz vs Mineralnye Vody · all comparisons
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