Gelendzhik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Gelendzhik is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with May and July close behind. Gelendzhik averages about 2,261 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 35 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,261
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 829 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈10 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- 33 m
When is the best time to visit Gelendzhik?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gelendzhik is August, then May and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 88 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gelendzhik?
Gelendzhik gets a moderate 2,261 hours of sunshine a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate August (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #31 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 829 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 88 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 71 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 75 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| April | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 53 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 60 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 63 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 58 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 35 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 69 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 84 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 96 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Gelendzhik by month
The sea off Gelendzhik is warmest in July at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in January at 11°C / 52°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Anapa Russia · 70 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Krasnodar Russia · 105 km · best in Jul · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Sochi Russia · 200 km · best in Aug · 2,236 h sun/yr
- Simferopol Ukraine · 323 km · best in Aug · 2,298 h sun/yr
- Stavropol Russia · 328 km · best in Sep · 2,167 h sun/yr
- Rostov-on-Don Russia · 356 km · best in Aug · 2,114 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yeysk Russia · 234 km · 2,238 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mariupol Ukraine · 281 km · 2,101 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Taganrog Russia · 298 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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