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Best time to visit Rostov-on-Don

September is the best time to visit Rostov-on-Don for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

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 96/100
The least cloud August 32 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 32 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 0.03 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 96 22 °C 6
2 May 90 22 °C 10
3 June 86 26 °C 9
4 August 83 29 °C 5
5 July 79 29 °C 7
6 October 70 15 °C 7
7 April 67 15 °C 9
8 November 36 6.6 °C 7
9 March 32 7.4 °C 9
10 February 27 1.4 °C 8
11 December 26 1.6 °C 8
12 January 24 0.03 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 0.03 °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 0.0 °C 48 mm 83 %
February 1.4 °C 42 mm 77 %
March 7.4 °C 45 mm 71 %
April 15.2 °C 43 mm 61 %
May 21.7 °C 60 mm 52 %
June 26.4 °C 49 mm 47 %
July 29.2 °C 38 mm 34 %
August 29.0 °C 32 mm 32 %
September 22.5 °C 37 mm 43 %
October 14.9 °C 41 mm 57 %
November 6.6 °C 41 mm 73 %
December 1.6 °C 49 mm 83 %

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.

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.