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 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −12°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 548 mm. At latitude 53°N, day length swings from 7.3 hours in midwinter to 16.7 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 27°C in July.

About 9 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −12°C in January.

About 158 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 548 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.9 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Saransk climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−6	−5	2	13	21	25	27	25	19	10	1	−4
Avg temp (°C)	−9	−8	−3	7	15	19	21	19	13	6	−1	−7
Avg low (°C)	−12	−12	−7	2	9	13	15	13	8	3	−4	−10
Precipitation (mm)	41	34	37	37	45	60	57	51	51	49	43	42

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−6	−5	2	13	21	25
Avg temp (°C)	−9	−8	−3	7	15	19
Avg low (°C)	−12	−12	−7	2	9	13
Precipitation (mm)	41	34	37	37	45	60

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	25	19	10	1	−4
Avg temp (°C)	21	19	13	6	−1	−7
Avg low (°C)	15	13	8	3	−4	−10
Precipitation (mm)	57	51	51	49	43	42

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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	2	4	3	0.1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	2
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	4	3	0.1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s)	3.7	4.2	3.7	3.2	2.8	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.5

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 (m/s)	3.7	4.2	3.7	3.2	2.8	2.5

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 (m/s)	2.3	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.5

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.

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