Sochi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Sochi is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with June and July close behind. Sochi averages about 2,236 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 64 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,236
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,287 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈15 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 328k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Sochi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sochi is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 136 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sochi?
Sochi gets a moderate 2,236 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate August (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #38 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 1,287 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 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 136 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| February | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 116 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| March | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 119 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| April | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 84 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 91 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 84 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 87 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 64 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 116 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 66 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 139 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 125 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 126 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Sochi by month
The sea off Sochi is warmest in July at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at 11°C / 52°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Krasnodar Russia · 187 km · best in Jul · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Batumi Georgia · 245 km · best in May · 1,959 h sun/yr
- Kutaisi Georgia · 250 km · best in May · 2,029 h sun/yr
- Stavropol Russia · 252 km · best in Sep · 2,167 h sun/yr
- Rize Türkiye · 263 km · best in May · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Mineralnye Vody Russia · 265 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sukhumi Georgia · 116 km · 2,178 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Gelendzhik Russia · 200 km · 2,261 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Sochi compares month by month: Sochi vs Krasnodar · Sochi vs Stavropol · Sochi vs Kutaisi · Sochi vs Batumi · all comparisons
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