Krasnoyarsk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · city break · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Krasnoyarsk is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with June and July close behind. Krasnoyarsk averages about 1,955 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,955
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 579 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 280 m
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When is the best time to visit Krasnoyarsk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Krasnoyarsk is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Krasnoyarsk?
Krasnoyarsk gets a moderate 1,955 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #85 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 579 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 | -16° / 3°F | -23° / -9°F | 20 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -21° / -6°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -12° / 10°F | 28 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 37 mm | 3 |
| May | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 64 mm | 4 |
| June | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 5 |
| July | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| August | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 72 mm | 4 |
| September | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 48 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 41 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -21° / -6°F | 32 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Abakan Russia · 280 km · best in Aug · 2,235 h sun/yr
- Kemerovo Russia · 412 km · best in Aug · 1,934 h sun/yr
- Novokuznetsk Russia · 444 km · best in Aug · 2,094 h sun/yr
- Tomsk Russia · 450 km · best in Aug · 1,984 h sun/yr
- Novosibirsk Russia · 632 km · best in Aug · 2,127 h sun/yr
- Barnaul Russia · 653 km · best in Aug · 2,294 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yeniseysk Russia · 257 km · 1,905 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Motygino Russia · 261 km · 1,929 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Krasnoyarsk compares month by month: Krasnoyarsk vs Kemerovo · Krasnoyarsk vs Novokuznetsk · Krasnoyarsk vs Abakan · all comparisons
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