Vladivostok weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Vladivostok is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with May and June close behind. Vladivostok averages about 2,225 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 70 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,225
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 711 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 605k
- Elevation
- 15 m
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When is the best time to visit Vladivostok?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vladivostok is September, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vladivostok?
Vladivostok gets a moderate 2,225 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #40 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,004 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 52% of the annual 711 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -19° / -2°F | 11 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -16° / 3°F | 15 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -7° / 19°F | 24 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 41 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 79 mm | 5 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 86 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 133 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 148 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 79 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 70 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 55 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 33 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -16° / 3°F | 16 mm | 1 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Vladivostok by month
The sea off Vladivostok is warmest in August at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 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
- Yanji China · 226 km · best in Sep · 2,317 h sun/yr
- Mudanjiang China · 242 km · best in Sep · 2,440 h sun/yr
- Jiamusi China · 405 km · best in Sep · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Changchun China · 524 km · best in Sep · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Harbin China · 529 km · best in May · 2,492 h sun/yr
- Khabarovsk Russia · 617 km · best in Jun · 2,595 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jixi China · 224 km · 2,493 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Chongjin North Korea · 300 km · 2,069 h sun/yr · best in May
- Dalnerechensk Russia · 303 km · 2,430 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Plastun Russia · 366 km · 2,209 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Vladivostok compares month by month: Vladivostok vs Jiamusi · Vladivostok vs Mudanjiang · Vladivostok vs Yanji · all comparisons
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