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Moscow vs Sun Valley
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Moscow is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Moscow is the wetter, with 279 mm more rain a year, and Sun Valley the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Moscow and Sun Valley, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sun Valley has hotter summers
Moscow: Mild
Sun Valley: Warm
Winters
Moscow has milder winters
Moscow: Very cold
Sun Valley: Very cold
Rain & snow
Moscow is wetter
Moscow: Moderate rainfall
Sun Valley: Fairly dry
Sky
Sun Valley is sunnier
Moscow: Often cloudy
Sun Valley: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Moscow is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Moscow is the wetter — about 279 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Sun Valley has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Sun Valley runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | -4 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | -2 |
| Sun Valley | -0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -0 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +3 | — | -2 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | -4 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
| Sun Valley | -0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +3 | — | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 25 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | -2 |
| Sun Valley | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -0 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Moscow runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | -9 | -9 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Sun Valley | -14 | -12 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | -9 | -9 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Sun Valley | -14 | -12 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 4 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Sun Valley | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Moscow runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 53 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 58 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 67 | 71 | 52 | 51 |
| Sun Valley | 54 | 42 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 69 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | +6 | -7 | -15 | -39 | -69 | -69 | -47 | -34 | -21 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 53 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 58 | 75 |
| Sun Valley | 54 | 42 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 36 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | +6 | -7 | -15 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 81 | 80 | 67 | 71 | 52 | 51 |
| Sun Valley | 12 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 69 |
| Difference | -69 | -69 | -47 | -34 | -21 | +17 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 72 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 75 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 72 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 75 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Moscow runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 72 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
| Sun Valley | 59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -13 | -28 | -23 | -29 | -30 | -18 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 72 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 63 |
| Sun Valley | 59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 62 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
| Sun Valley | 35 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -28 | -23 | -29 | -30 | -18 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Moscow runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 97 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 89 | 95 | 96 |
| Sun Valley | 84 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 70 | 83 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -29 | -42 | -44 | -42 | -36 | -25 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 97 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 79 | 80 |
| Sun Valley | 84 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 | 51 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 80 | 80 | 83 | 89 | 95 | 96 |
| Sun Valley | 39 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 70 | 83 |
| Difference | -42 | -44 | -42 | -36 | -25 | -14 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Moscow trends → · Sun Valley trends →
Methodology & sources
Moscow
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Moscow, a weather station, about 9 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.
Sun Valley
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Ketchum RS, a weather station, about 2 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.
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