Saratov climate

Name: Saratov
Address: RU

Saratov is warmest in July, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -11 °C. June is the wettest month (46 mm) and August the driest (30 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Saratov averages 446 mm of rain, 61 days above 25 °C and 153 days below freezing.

Russia · population 844,858 · 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 27 °C
Coldest month February -11 °C
Driest month August 30 mm
Wettest month June 46 mm
Least cloud July 44 % cloud
Hottest on record August 39 °C
Coldest on record January -33 °C

What to expectSaratov through the year

Saratov has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -5.9 °C in February to 27 °C in July, a swing of 31 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 61 days a year reach 25 °C, 18 of them reach 30 °C, 153 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 30 mm in August to 46 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	-6.1 °C	38 mm	86 %
February	-5.9 °C	31 mm	80 %
March	0.3 °C	34 mm	70 %
April	11.7 °C	35 mm	60 %
May	20.2 °C	39 mm	52 %
June	24.6 °C	46 mm	47 %
July	26.8 °C	42 mm	44 %
August	25.5 °C	30 mm	44 %
September	18.9 °C	45 mm	54 %
October	10.6 °C	36 mm	68 %
November	1.6 °C	33 mm	80 %
December	-4.1 °C	36 mm	86 %

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	-6.1 °C	-11.1 °C	-8.4 °C	7.0 °C	-33.4 °C	0	0	30
February	-5.9 °C	-11.5 °C	-8.4 °C	5.3 °C	-33.3 °C	0	0	27
March	0.3 °C	-6.5 °C	-2.9 °C	15.4 °C	-24.0 °C	0	0	28
April	11.7 °C	1.5 °C	6.9 °C	27.0 °C	-15.6 °C	0	0	11
May	20.2 °C	9.3 °C	15.2 °C	33.8 °C	-2.1 °C	6	1	0
June	24.6 °C	14.7 °C	20.1 °C	37.4 °C	3.7 °C	14	4	0
July	26.8 °C	17.1 °C	22.4 °C	38.2 °C	8.4 °C	20	7	0
August	25.5 °C	15.8 °C	21.0 °C	38.6 °C	7.0 °C	17	6	0
September	18.9 °C	10.1 °C	14.6 °C	34.6 °C	-1.5 °C	4	0	0
October	10.6 °C	3.9 °C	7.2 °C	23.6 °C	-7.2 °C	0	0	6
November	1.6 °C	-2.9 °C	-0.6 °C	14.8 °C	-28.3 °C	0	0	21
December	-4.1 °C	-8.8 °C	-6.3 °C	7.9 °C	-32.3 °C	0	0	29

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	38 mm	9	8.3 h/day	86 %	86 %	20 km/h
February	31 mm	7	10.0 h/day	80 %	85 %	21 km/h
March	34 mm	7	12 h/day	70 %	83 %	20 km/h
April	35 mm	7	14 h/day	60 %	71 %	19 km/h
May	39 mm	7	16 h/day	52 %	62 %	19 km/h
June	46 mm	8	17 h/day	47 %	62 %	18 km/h
July	42 mm	7	16 h/day	44 %	61 %	17 km/h
August	30 mm	5	15 h/day	44 %	60 %	17 km/h
September	45 mm	7	13 h/day	54 %	66 %	18 km/h
October	36 mm	8	11 h/day	68 %	75 %	19 km/h
November	33 mm	7	8.9 h/day	80 %	81 %	18 km/h
December	36 mm	8	7.9 h/day	86 %	85 %	19 km/h

How Saratov 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
Saratov	27 °C	-11 °C	446 mm	61
Engels · Russia	28 °C	-11 °C	443 mm	67
Penza · Russia	25 °C	-12 °C	574 mm	41
Syzran · Russia	26 °C	-13 °C	493 mm	53
Saransk · Russia	24 °C	-12 °C	596 mm	35
Tolyatti · Russia	25 °C	-12 °C	491 mm	43
Volgograd · Russia	30 °C	-8.5 °C	373 mm	91

Where Saratov ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in Europe in August	3rd of 50	94/100
Places with the best weather in Europe in June	19th of 50	91/100
The driest places in Europe in November	33rd of 50	33 mm
The driest places in Europe in October	34th of 50	36 mm
The driest places in Europe year-round	39th of 50	37 mm
The driest places in Europe in May	46th of 50	39 mm

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Saratov.

QuestionsCommon questions about Saratov’s climate

When is the best time to visit Saratov?

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 August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Saratov get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 18 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -11 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 153 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Saratov?

June, averaging 46 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is August with 30 mm. The year as a whole averages 446 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 Saratov 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
Data point: 51.540°, 45.990° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

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.