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Travel guide > Europe > Climate and weather of Russia
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Russia has a continental climate with two seasons.
Temperatures vary from -5 to -15° in January (they are sometimes muche lower) but they are moderate in July (22° in the east and in the west, 25° in the center and 29° in the south) . Annual rainfall is high in the mountains located in the southeast (1 000 mm), moderate in the center, in the west and in the east (600 mm) and low in the north and in the south (150 to 200 mm).
Winter (October to April)
Temperatures drop steadily until January (-5° in the west, -15° in the east) and then rise slowly until April (8°). Snowfalls are frequent (the ground is covered with snow during 40 to 200 days in the west and during 120 to 250 days in the center and in the east).
Summer (May to September)
Temperatures progressively rise from May (15°) to July (23°) and then drop slowly until September (15°). Rainfall is moderate.
The southwest has a warmer climate in summer (29° in July).
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The climate of Russia is pleasant during the following months :
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February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Irkourtsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-13° |
-18° |
0° |
9° |
18° |
23° |
min |
-22° |
-20° |
-12° |
-3° |
3° |
9° |
|
| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
22° |
16° |
8° |
-3° |
-11° |
min |
13° |
11° |
4° |
-3° |
-12° |
-19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
60 |
|
| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
120 |
80 |
50 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
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Kazan
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-9° |
-8° |
-2° |
8° |
18° |
22° |
min |
-15° |
-14° |
-9° |
0° |
7° |
12° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
22° |
15° |
6° |
-2° |
-7° |
min |
14° |
12° |
7° |
1° |
-6° |
-12° |
|
| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
30 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
70 |
50 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
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Krasnoyarsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-11° |
-10° |
0° |
7° |
15° |
22° |
min |
-19° |
-19° |
-10° |
-2° |
4° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
21° |
15° |
6° |
-2° |
-8° |
min |
14° |
11° |
4° |
-1° |
-9° |
-16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
70 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
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Moscow (Capital of Russia)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-5° |
-3° |
2° |
10° |
18° |
21° |
min |
-10° |
-10° |
-4° |
2° |
7° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
21° |
14° |
8° |
1° |
-2° |
min |
13° |
12° |
7° |
1° |
-3° |
-7° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
90 |
80 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
50 |
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Novosibirsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-12° |
-10° |
-2° |
8° |
18° |
23° |
min |
-20° |
-18° |
-11° |
-2° |
6° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
22° |
16° |
7° |
-4° |
-10° |
min |
14° |
11° |
6° |
0° |
-10° |
-17° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
50 |
40 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
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Omsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-12° |
-13° |
-2° |
9° |
18° |
24° |
min |
-19° |
-20° |
-10° |
1° |
7° |
13° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
26° |
23° |
16° |
7° |
-3° |
-9° |
min |
16° |
12° |
7° |
0° |
-12° |
-16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
50 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
20 |
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Perm
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-9° |
-8° |
0° |
9° |
17° |
22° |
min |
-16° |
-15° |
-8° |
-1° |
5° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
20° |
14° |
6° |
-3° |
-8° |
min |
13° |
11° |
6° |
0° |
-8° |
-14° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
70 |
70 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
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Rostov-on-Don
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
0° |
6° |
15° |
22° |
26° |
min |
-5° |
-5° |
0° |
7° |
13° |
17° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
27° |
22° |
14° |
6° |
2° |
min |
19° |
17° |
12° |
6° |
1° |
-2° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
50 |
80 |
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Saint Petersburg
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-3° |
-2° |
2° |
8° |
16° |
19° |
min |
-8° |
-7° |
-3° |
1° |
7° |
12° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
19° |
14° |
8° |
2° |
-1° |
min |
14° |
13° |
8° |
3° |
-1° |
-5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
80 |
70 |
70 |
50 |
50 |
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Ufa
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-10° |
-7° |
0° |
11° |
19° |
24° |
min |
1° |
-15° |
-9° |
1° |
8° |
13° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
22° |
17° |
7° |
-1° |
-6° |
min |
14° |
12° |
7° |
1° |
-6° |
-12° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
60 |
50 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
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Vladivostok
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-8° |
-4° |
2° |
10° |
15° |
18° |
min |
-15° |
-12° |
-5° |
2° |
7° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
23° |
20° |
13° |
3° |
-5° |
min |
16° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
-4° |
-12° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
20 |
20 |
50 |
60 |
100 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
120 |
150 |
120 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
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Volgograd
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-3° |
-3° |
3° |
14° |
21° |
26° |
min |
-9° |
-10° |
-4° |
4° |
10° |
15° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
28° |
21° |
13° |
3° |
-2° |
min |
17° |
16° |
10° |
4° |
-2° |
-8° |
|
| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
40 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
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Voronezh
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-4° |
-3° |
2° |
13° |
20° |
23° |
min |
-10° |
-9° |
-4° |
4° |
10° |
14° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
23° |
18° |
9° |
2° |
-1° |
min |
15° |
13° |
8° |
3° |
-2° |
-6° |
|
| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
50 |
50 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
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Yekaterinburg
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-10° |
-7° |
1° |
9° |
17° |
22° |
min |
-18° |
-15° |
-7° |
1° |
6° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
20° |
14° |
5° |
-2° |
-7° |
min |
14° |
11° |
6° |
0° |
-8° |
-13° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
20 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Russia are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Russia, a country located in Eastern Europe, is bordered by Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland to the west, by Finland and Norway to the northwest, by the Arctic Ocean to the north and by North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia to the south.
Capital: Moscou
Area: 17 000 000 km²
Population: 142 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Russian
Currency: Russian ruble
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