Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Volgograd Russia

In Volgograd, the summers are warm, dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 14°F to 87°F and is rarely below -6°F or above 98°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Volgograd for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 22 to September 7, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Volgograd is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 18 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 37°F. The coldest month of the year in Volgograd is January, with an average low of 16°F and high of 26°F.

In Volgograd, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Volgograd begins around April 29 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around October 16.

The clearest month of the year in Volgograd is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around April 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Volgograd is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 73% of the time.

Volgograd does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 10% to 18%, with an average value of 13%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Volgograd changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 10 months, from February 26 to December 31. The month with the most days of rain alone in Volgograd is June, with an average of 4.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.8 months, from January 1 to February 26. The month with the most days of snow alone in Volgograd is January, with an average of 2.0 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Volgograd experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from March 22 to December 10, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Volgograd is June, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from December 10 to March 22. The month with the least rain in Volgograd is February, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Volgograd experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 11 to March 23, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Volgograd is January, with an average snowfall of 3.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from March 23 to November 11. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Volgograd varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 16 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 3:58 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 56 minutes later at 7:54 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:05 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 3 minutes later at 8:09 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Volgograd during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Volgograd, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Volgograd experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 20 to April 22, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Volgograd is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 22 to November 20. The calmest month of the year in Volgograd is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Volgograd varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 4.2 months, from January 31 to June 6; for 4.0 days, from August 21 to August 25; and for 2.9 weeks, from November 15 to December 5, with a peak percentage of 38% on February 28. The wind is most often from the west for 1.0 months, from June 6 to July 7; for 2.7 months, from August 25 to November 15; and for 1.8 months, from December 5 to January 31, with a peak percentage of 35% on June 25. The wind is most often from the north for 1.5 months, from July 7 to August 21, with a peak percentage of 32% on July 25.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Volgograd throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Volgograd for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to early September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Volgograd for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Volgograd typically lasts for 6.1 months (186 days), from around April 11 to around October 15, rarely starting before March 23 or after May 6, and rarely ending before September 26 or after November 2.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Volgograd should appear around April 22, only rarely appearing before April 13 or after May 2.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 4 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Volgograd is July, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 27 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Volgograd is December, with an average of 0.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Volgograd are 48.719 deg latitude, 44.502 deg longitude, and 213 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Volgograd contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 446 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 180 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (610 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (922 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Volgograd is covered by artificial surfaces (81%), within 10 miles by grassland (33%) and cropland (28%), and within 50 miles by grassland (54%) and cropland (33%).