Best time to visit Arkhangel’sk

July is the best time to visit Arkhangel’sk for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 12 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 85/100
The least cloud July 64 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 24 mm
Warmth July 20 °C
Cooler weather January -8.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 July 85 20 °C 12
2 August 74 17 °C 12
3 June 74 17 °C 11
4 September 52 12 °C 12
5 May 50 11 °C 11
6 April 30 4.0 °C 8
7 February 30 -7.8 °C 8
8 March 29 -2.5 °C 8
9 January 26 -8.5 °C 10
10 October 25 4.4 °C 13
11 December 25 -5.5 °C 10
12 November 24 -2.2 °C 11

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near -2.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -8.5 °C 32 mm 89 %
February -7.8 °C 24 mm 85 %
March -2.5 °C 28 mm 75 %
April 4.0 °C 33 mm 70 %
May 11.4 °C 56 mm 66 %
June 16.8 °C 70 mm 64 %
July 20.4 °C 75 mm 64 %
August 17.2 °C 81 mm 70 %
September 11.8 °C 65 mm 76 %
October 4.4 °C 60 mm 82 %
November -2.2 °C 44 mm 89 %
December -5.5 °C 36 mm 91 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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