Solovetsky Islands weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · seaside town · subarctic climate
Solovetsky Islands is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 44/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,671
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 44/100
- Rain / year
- 675 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Solovetsky Islands?
Solovetsky Islands never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 44/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Solovetsky Islands?
Solovetsky Islands isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,671 hours of sunshine a year. July (44/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #127 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 675 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 | -6° / 21°F | -9° / 16°F | 45 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -10° / 14°F | 36 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 36 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 42 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 64 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| June | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 68 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| July | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 70 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 70 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 66 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 71 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -2° / 28°F | 55 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -6° / 21°F | 52 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Solovetsky Islands by month
The sea off Solovetsky Islands is warmest in August at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°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
- Archangelsk Russia · 241 km · best in Jul · 1,527 h sun/yr
- Petrozavodsk Russia · 358 km · best in Jul · 1,601 h sun/yr
- Murmansk Russia · 437 km · best in Jul · 1,514 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 482 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 488 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 539 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kuusamo Finland · 318 km · 1,587 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kajaani Finland · 391 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Joensuu Finland · 399 km · 1,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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