Murmansk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · regional city · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Murmansk is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 52/100). Murmansk averages about 1,514 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 95 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,514
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 52/100
- Rain / year
- 735 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 319k
- Elevation
- 80 m
When is the best time to visit Murmansk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Murmansk is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 40 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Murmansk?
Murmansk isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,514 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (52) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #143 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 735 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 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 40 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -14° / 7°F | 33 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 42 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 45 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| June | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 91 mm | 3 |
| July | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 3 |
| August | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 91 mm | 2 |
| September | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 71 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 68 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 42 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 46 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ivalo Finland · 217 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 347 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 382 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 536 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Tromsø Norway · 553 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kirkenes Norway · 154 km · 1,654 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Vadsø Norway · 182 km · best in Jul
- Vardø Norway · 187 km · best in Jul
- Båtsfjord Norway · 234 km · best in Jul
- Berlevåg Norway · 272 km · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Murmansk compares month by month: Murmansk vs Archangelsk · Murmansk vs Rovaniemi · Murmansk vs Kittilä · Murmansk vs Ivalo · all comparisons
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