Samara weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Samara is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with August and June close behind. Samara averages about 2,099 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 44 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

2,099

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

542 mm

Snow / year

≈2.2 m

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

128 m

When is the best time to visit Samara?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Samara is May, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 44 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Samara?

Samara gets a moderate 2,099 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate May (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #54 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 542 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Ulyanovsk Russia · 153 km · best in Aug · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Kazan Russia · 241 km · best in Aug · 1,964 h sun/yr
• Nizhnekamsk Russia · 261 km · best in Aug · 2,004 h sun/yr
• Saratov Russia · 335 km · best in Aug · 2,262 h sun/yr
• Cheboksary Russia · 339 km · best in Aug · 1,757 h sun/yr
• Ufa Russia · 391 km · best in Jul · 2,072 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ulyanovsk Russia · 134 km · 1,993 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Bugulma Russia · 213 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Balakovo Russia · 245 km · 2,263 h sun/yr · best in Aug

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