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Best time to visit Sochi

September is the best time to visit Sochi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to October. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

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 87/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud August 26 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 70 mm
Warmth August 26 °C
Cooler weather January 7.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 87 23 °C 10 75
2 June 87 23 °C 10 71
3 October 84 19 °C 10 50
4 May 84 19 °C 10 38
5 August 78 26 °C 9 87
6 July 78 26 °C 11 83
7 April 65 15 °C 11 11
8 November 63 14 °C 11 17
9 March 44 10 °C 14 3
10 December 42 9.9 °C 14 2
11 February 35 7.9 °C 12 5
12 January 32 7.8 °C 15 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 10 °C 7.8 °C 72 % 0
February 9.1 °C 7.9 °C 68 % 5
March 9.2 °C 10 °C 66 % 3
April 12 °C 15 °C 59 % 11
May 17 °C 19 °C 52 % 38
June 22 °C 23 °C 40 % 71
July 25 °C 26 °C 29 % 83
August 26 °C 26 °C 26 % 87
September 24 °C 23 °C 36 % 75
October 20 °C 19 °C 48 % 50
November 16 °C 14 °C 56 % 17
December 13 °C 9.9 °C 68 % 2

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 7.8 °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 7.8 °C 148 mm 72 %
February 7.9 °C 111 mm 68 %
March 10.4 °C 114 mm 66 %
April 15.0 °C 89 mm 59 %
May 19.4 °C 89 mm 52 %
June 23.3 °C 81 mm 40 %
July 25.9 °C 84 mm 29 %
August 26.4 °C 70 mm 26 %
September 23.0 °C 111 mm 36 %
October 18.9 °C 138 mm 48 %
November 13.9 °C 132 mm 56 %
December 9.9 °C 148 mm 68 %

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.