Best time to visit Novorossiysk

September is the best time to visit Novorossiysk for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to September.

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 September comfort 92/100
A beach holiday August sea 25 °C
The least cloud August 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 37 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 5.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 92 24 °C 7 82
2 May 87 20 °C 9 40
3 June 87 25 °C 9 76
4 October 80 18 °C 8 48
5 July 78 28 °C 7 92
6 August 78 29 °C 6 94
7 April 65 14 °C 9 15
8 November 53 11 °C 8 18
9 March 41 9.4 °C 11 9
10 December 33 7.3 °C 10 10
11 February 29 6.2 °C 9 13
12 January 26 5.5 °C 11 9

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 9.7 °C 5.5 °C 77 % 9
February 8.8 °C 6.2 °C 71 % 13
March 8.8 °C 9.4 °C 67 % 9
April 11 °C 14 °C 58 % 15
May 16 °C 20 °C 52 % 40
June 21 °C 25 °C 41 % 76
July 24 °C 28 °C 25 % 92
August 25 °C 29 °C 24 % 94
September 23 °C 24 °C 36 % 82
October 20 °C 18 °C 51 % 48
November 15 °C 11 °C 63 % 18
December 12 °C 7.3 °C 74 % 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 5.5 °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 5.5 °C 61 mm 77 %
February 6.2 °C 49 mm 71 %
March 9.4 °C 56 mm 67 %
April 14.5 °C 44 mm 58 %
May 19.9 °C 50 mm 52 %
June 24.6 °C 50 mm 41 %
July 28.2 °C 40 mm 25 %
August 28.8 °C 37 mm 24 %
September 23.5 °C 44 mm 36 %
October 17.6 °C 52 mm 51 %
November 11.4 °C 55 mm 63 %
December 7.3 °C 66 mm 74 %

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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