Sunzha weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Sunzha is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and July close behind. Sunzha averages about 1,993 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,993
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 670 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈96 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 72k
- Elevation
- 355 m
When is the best time to visit Sunzha?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sunzha is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 28 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sunzha?
Sunzha gets a moderate 1,993 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #76 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 41% of the annual 670 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -5° / 23°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 26 mm | 2 |
| March | 20 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 49 mm | 3 |
| April | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 63 mm | 4 |
| May | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 94 mm | 6 |
| June | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 103 mm | 7 |
| July | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 77 mm | 7 |
| August | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 59 mm | 7 |
| September | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 51 mm | 5 |
| October | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| November | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 38 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 31 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Vladikavkaz Russia · 35 km · best in Sep · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Grozny Russia · 56 km · best in Aug · 1,993 h sun/yr
- Tbilisi Georgia · 184 km · best in Sep · 2,155 h sun/yr
- Mineralnye Vody Russia · 185 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Makhachkala Russia · 222 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr
- Kutaisi Georgia · 243 km · best in May · 2,029 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nalchik Russia · 113 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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