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Saransk, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Saransk has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 11°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 22 inches. At latitude 53°N, day length swings from 7.3 hours in midwinter to 16.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSaransk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 22 | 24 | 35 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 16 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 20 |
| Avg low (°F) | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 15 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 22 | 24 | 35 | 55 | 71 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 16 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 59 | 66 |
| Avg low (°F) | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 20 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 15 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.9 | 10 | 22 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.9 | 10 | 22 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 94 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 81 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.4 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 94 | 78 | 72 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.4 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 66 | 70 | 81 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Penza, a weather station, about 118 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.