Novosibirsk weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Novosibirsk is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with June and July close behind. Novosibirsk averages about 2,127 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,127
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 488 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 1.6M
- Elevation
- 112 m

When is the best time to visit Novosibirsk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Novosibirsk is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk gets a moderate 2,127 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate August (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 488 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 | -24° / -11°F | 25 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -21° / -6°F | 22 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -12° / 10°F | 28 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 30 mm | 3 |
| May | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 45 mm | 4 |
| June | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 55 mm | 5 |
| July | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| August | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 47 mm | 4 |
| September | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 39 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 46 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -12° / 10°F | 44 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -21° / -6°F | 36 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Barnaul Russia · 194 km · best in Aug · 2,294 h sun/yr
- Tomsk Russia · 222 km · best in Aug · 1,984 h sun/yr
- Kemerovo Russia · 223 km · best in Aug · 1,934 h sun/yr
- Novokuznetsk Russia · 306 km · best in Aug · 2,094 h sun/yr
- Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) Kazakhstan · 554 km · best in Aug · 2,437 h sun/yr
- Abakan Russia · 585 km · best in Aug · 2,235 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pavlodar Kazakhstan · 482 km · 2,603 h sun/yr · best in May
- Semey Kazakhstan · 543 km · 2,713 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Novosibirsk compares month by month: Novosibirsk vs Omsk · Novosibirsk vs Barnaul · Novosibirsk vs Tomsk · Novosibirsk vs Kemerovo · all comparisons
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