Shakhty climate
Shakhty is warmest in July, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.4 °C. May is the wettest month (58 mm) and August the driest (31 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Shakhty averages 511 mm of rain, 83 days above 25 °C and 117 days below freezing.
Russia · population 221,312 · 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 29 °C
- Coldest month January -6.4 °C
- Driest month August 31 mm
- Wettest month May 58 mm
- Least cloud August 35 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -30 °C
What to expectShakhty through the year
Shakhty has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -1.2 °C in January to 29 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 83 days a year reach 25 °C, 30 of them reach 30 °C, 117 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 31 mm in August to 58 mm in May. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.2 °C | 46 mm | 84 % |
| February | 0.1 °C | 40 mm | 79 % |
| March | 6.4 °C | 43 mm | 72 % |
| April | 14.7 °C | 43 mm | 62 % |
| May | 21.3 °C | 58 mm | 53 % |
| June | 26.1 °C | 48 mm | 49 % |
| July | 28.7 °C | 41 mm | 38 % |
| August | 28.5 °C | 31 mm | 35 % |
| September | 21.8 °C | 38 mm | 45 % |
| October | 14.0 °C | 40 mm | 59 % |
| November | 5.5 °C | 37 mm | 76 % |
| December | 0.4 °C | 47 mm | 85 % |
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 | -1.2 °C | -6.4 °C | -3.7 °C | 12.5 °C | -29.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| February | 0.1 °C | -6.3 °C | -3.0 °C | 16.5 °C | -28.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| March | 6.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 2.3 °C | 23.8 °C | -18.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| April | 14.7 °C | 4.7 °C | 9.9 °C | 27.7 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 21.3 °C | 11.0 °C | 16.5 °C | 34.7 °C | 0.5 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 37.1 °C | 5.6 °C | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| July | 28.7 °C | 18.5 °C | 23.9 °C | 38.3 °C | 9.9 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 28.5 °C | 17.9 °C | 23.3 °C | 38.8 °C | 10.3 °C | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 21.8 °C | 12.2 °C | 17.0 °C | 36.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 14.0 °C | 6.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 31.4 °C | -6.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 5.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 2.6 °C | 19.6 °C | -22.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| December | 0.4 °C | -4.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 12.5 °C | -27.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 mm | 9 | 8.9 h/day | 84 % | 85 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 40 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 21 km/h |
| March | 43 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 75 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 43 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 68 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 58 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 63 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 48 mm | 8 | 16 h/day | 49 % | 58 % | 18 km/h |
| July | 41 mm | 7 | 16 h/day | 38 % | 55 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 31 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 50 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 38 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 59 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 40 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 72 % | 19 km/h |
| November | 37 mm | 7 | 9.3 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 19 km/h |
| December | 47 mm | 9 | 8.4 h/day | 85 % | 85 % | 20 km/h |
How Shakhty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhty | 29 °C | -6.4 °C | 511 mm | 83 |
| Rostov-on-Don · Russia | 29 °C | -5.2 °C | 524 mm | 88 |
| Taganrog · Russia | 27 °C | -4.1 °C | 516 mm | 68 |
| Luhansk · Ukraine | 28 °C | -6.7 °C | 502 mm | 77 |
| Volgodonsk · Russia | 29 °C | -5.8 °C | 451 mm | 88 |
Where Shakhty ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 16thof 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in October | 40thof 50 | 40 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in September | 41stof 50 | 38 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Shakhty’s climate
When is the best time to visit Shakhty?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September 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 Shakhty get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 30 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 -6.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 117 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Shakhty?
May, averaging 58 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is August with 31 mm. The year as a whole averages 511 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 Shakhty 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.