Shakhtyorsk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Shakhtyorsk is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with July and September close behind. Shakhtyorsk averages about 1,794 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 100 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,794
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 839 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Shakhtyorsk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shakhtyorsk is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shakhtyorsk?
Shakhtyorsk isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,794 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate August (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #113 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 839 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -12° / 10°F | 47 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -13° / 9°F | 36 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -7° / 19°F | 58 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 60 mm | 3 | 2° / 36°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 67 mm | 4 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 66 mm | 5 | 10° / 50°F |
| July | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 82 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 100 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 86 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 94 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 74 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -9° / 16°F | 69 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Shakhtyorsk by month
The sea off Shakhtyorsk is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in February at -1°C / 30°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia · 261 km · best in Jul · 1,599 h sun/yr
- Khabarovsk Russia · 510 km · best in Jun · 2,595 h sun/yr
- Kitami Japan · 611 km · best in Jul · 1,825 h sun/yr
- Asahikawa Japan · 614 km · best in Jun · 1,633 h sun/yr
- Kushiro Japan · 703 km · best in Jul · 1,827 h sun/yr
- Sapporo Japan · 714 km · best in Jun · 1,696 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nogliki Russia · 298 km · 1,846 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bogorodskoye Russia · 373 km · 1,932 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur Russia · 394 km · 2,421 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Wakkanai Japan · 422 km · 1,513 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Rishiri Japan · 444 km · 1,513 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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