Cheboksary climate
Cheboksary is warmest in July, with average highs of 23 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -13 °C. July is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (34 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Cheboksary averages 594 mm of rain, 28 days above 25 °C and 167 days below freezing.
Russia · population 492,331 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 23 °C
- Coldest month February -13 °C
- Driest month February 34 mm
- Wettest month July 73 mm
- Least cloud July 55 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 38 °C
- Coldest on record December -37 °C
What to expectCheboksary through the year
Cheboksary has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -7.1 °C in February to 23 °C in July, a swing of 30 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 28 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 167 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 34 mm in February to 73 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7.5 °C | 39 mm | 90 % |
| February | -7.1 °C | 34 mm | 81 % |
| March | -1.1 °C | 36 mm | 72 % |
| April | 8.8 °C | 37 mm | 65 % |
| May | 17.1 °C | 46 mm | 57 % |
| June | 21.3 °C | 66 mm | 56 % |
| July | 23.5 °C | 73 mm | 55 % |
| August | 21.3 °C | 61 mm | 59 % |
| September | 15.2 °C | 58 mm | 71 % |
| October | 7.4 °C | 58 mm | 80 % |
| November | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | 87 % |
| December | -5.5 °C | 41 mm | 91 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7.5 °C | -12.4 °C | -9.8 °C | 4.8 °C | -36.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| February | -7.1 °C | -12.7 °C | -9.6 °C | 3.9 °C | -35.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March | -1.1 °C | -7.3 °C | -3.9 °C | 14.0 °C | -25.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| April | 8.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 4.5 °C | 22.7 °C | -16.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| May | 17.1 °C | 7.3 °C | 12.7 °C | 31.5 °C | -4.3 °C | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 21.3 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 35.5 °C | 1.8 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 23.5 °C | 15.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 37.5 °C | 7.6 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 21.3 °C | 13.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 37.1 °C | 4.2 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 15.2 °C | 8.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 28.5 °C | -2.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 7.4 °C | 2.3 °C | 4.9 °C | 21.3 °C | -11.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| November | -0.8 °C | -4.7 °C | -2.6 °C | 12.0 °C | -28.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| December | -5.5 °C | -10.2 °C | -7.7 °C | 7.7 °C | -36.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 mm | 11 | 7.6 h/day | 90 % | 85 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 34 mm | 8 | 9.5 h/day | 81 % | 83 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 36 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 37 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 65 % | 73 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 46 mm | 9 | 16 h/day | 57 % | 66 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 66 mm | 11 | 18 h/day | 56 % | 68 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 73 mm | 11 | 17 h/day | 55 % | 70 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 61 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 59 % | 72 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 58 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 71 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 58 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 80 % | 80 % | 19 km/h |
| November | 44 mm | 10 | 8.2 h/day | 87 % | 83 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 41 mm | 11 | 7.0 h/day | 91 % | 86 % | 18 km/h |
How Cheboksary compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboksary | 23 °C | -13 °C | 594 mm | 28 |
| Kazan · Russia | 24 °C | -13 °C | 564 mm | 33 |
| Nizhniy Novgorod · Russia | 23 °C | -12 °C | 605 mm | 28 |
| Ulyanovsk · Russia | 24 °C | -13 °C | 515 mm | 35 |
| Saransk · Russia | 24 °C | -12 °C | 596 mm | 35 |
| Kirov · Russia | 22 °C | -14 °C | 635 mm | 19 |
| Tolyatti · Russia | 25 °C | -12 °C | 491 mm | 43 |
Where Cheboksary ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in July | 29thof 50 | 89/100 |
| The coolest places in Europe in March | 36thof 50 | -1.1 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in March | 45thof 50 | -1.1 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in October | 46thof 50 | 7.4 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in November | 47thof 50 | -0.8 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in August | 49thof 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Cheboksary.
QuestionsCommon questions about Cheboksary’s climate
When is the best time to visit Cheboksary?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Cheboksary get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 23 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -13 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 167 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Cheboksary?
July, averaging 73 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is February with 34 mm. The year as a whole averages 594 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Cheboksary rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.