Makhachkala weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Makhachkala is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with June and August close behind. Makhachkala averages about 2,061 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,061
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 378 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈15 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 596k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Makhachkala?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Makhachkala is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Makhachkala?
Makhachkala gets a moderate 2,061 hours of sunshine a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate July (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #61 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 378 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 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 33 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 27 mm | 2 |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 23 mm | 3 |
| April | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 27 mm | 4 |
| May | 84 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 36 mm | 5 |
| June | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 32 mm | 7 |
| July | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 26 mm | 7 |
| August | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 30 mm | 6 |
| September | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 33 mm | 5 |
| October | 76 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 42 mm | 3 |
| November | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 38 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 31 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Grozny Russia · 171 km · best in Aug · 1,993 h sun/yr
- Vladikavkaz Russia · 251 km · best in Sep · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Tbilisi Georgia · 256 km · best in Sep · 2,155 h sun/yr
- Aktau Kazakhstan · 301 km · best in Sep · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Baku Azerbaijan · 328 km · best in Jun · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Astrakhan Russia · 386 km · best in Sep · 2,391 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sunzha Russia · 222 km · 1,993 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Gabala Azerbaijan · 223 km · 2,329 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Ganja Azerbaijan · 256 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Makhachkala compares month by month: Makhachkala vs Baku · Makhachkala vs Tbilisi · Makhachkala vs Vladikavkaz · Makhachkala vs Grozny · all comparisons
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