Yuzhno-Kurilsk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Yuzhno-Kurilsk is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 51/100), with September close behind. Yuzhno-Kurilsk averages about 1,695 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 146 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,695
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 51/100
- Rain / year
- 1,107 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 211 m
When is the best time to visit Yuzhno-Kurilsk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yuzhno-Kurilsk is August, then September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yuzhno-Kurilsk?
Yuzhno-Kurilsk isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,695 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate August (51) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #122 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 1,107 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 | -3° / 27°F | -6° / 21°F | 54 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -7° / 19°F | 43 mm | 1 | 0° / 32°F |
| March | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 67 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 71 mm | 4 | 2° / 36°F |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 97 mm | 5 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 98 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 39 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 120 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 51 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 146 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 49 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 128 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 119 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 88 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 76 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Yuzhno-Kurilsk by month
The sea off Yuzhno-Kurilsk is warmest in August at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in March 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
- Kitami Japan · 122 km · best in Jul · 1,825 h sun/yr
- Kushiro Japan · 158 km · best in Jul · 1,827 h sun/yr
- Obihiro Japan · 242 km · best in Jul · 1,878 h sun/yr
- Asahikawa Japan · 262 km · best in Jun · 1,633 h sun/yr
- Sapporo Japan · 349 km · best in Jun · 1,696 h sun/yr
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia · 399 km · best in Jul · 1,599 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nakashibetsu Japan · 72 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Monbetsu Japan · 186 km · 1,598 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kurilsk Russia · 230 km · 1,479 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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