Saratov, Russia climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Saratov has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 470 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 29°C in July.

About 19 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −10°C in January.

About 140 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 470 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.6 °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

Saratov climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−5	−4	2	14	22	27	29	28	21	12	2	−3
Avg temp (°C)	−8	−7	−2	9	17	21	23	22	15	8	0	−6
Avg low (°C)	−10	−11	−5	4	11	15	17	16	10	4	−3	−8
Precipitation (mm)	45	35	35	32	35	48	45	26	49	38	39	41

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−5	−4	2	14	22	27
Avg temp (°C)	−8	−7	−2	9	17	21
Avg low (°C)	−10	−11	−5	4	11	15
Precipitation (mm)	45	35	35	32	35	48

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	28	21	12	2	−3
Avg temp (°C)	23	22	15	8	0	−6
Avg low (°C)	17	16	10	4	−3	−8
Precipitation (mm)	45	26	49	38	39	41

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	15	12	11	8	9	9	8	6	8	9	11	14
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	5	7	6	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	29	27	25	5	0.2	—	—	—	0.2	6	19	28

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	15	12	11	8	9	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	5
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	29	27	25	5	0.2	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	6	8	9	11	14
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	7	6	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.2	6	19	28

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	63	60	61	57	53	51	51	59	68	67	68
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	7	4	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	14	10	12	13	14	13	11	9	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	13	12	14	12	9	9	10	12	17	16	16
Relative humidity (%)	96	96	90	72	65	61	56	54	61	73	86	93
Wind speed (m/s)	3.5	4.0	3.8	3.5	3.1	2.8	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	63	63	60	61	57	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	5	6	7	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	14	10	12	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	13	12	14	12	9
Relative humidity (%)	96	96	90	72	65	61
Wind speed (m/s)	3.5	4.0	3.8	3.5	3.1	2.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	51	51	59	68	67	68
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	7	4	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	13	11	9	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	10	12	17	16	16
Relative humidity (%)	56	54	61	73	86	93
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Saratow, a weather station, about 4 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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