Ussuriysk climate
Ussuriysk is warmest in August, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -20 °C. August is the wettest month (129 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ussuriysk averages 676 mm of rain, 40 days above 25 °C and 165 days below freezing.
Russia · population 157,068 · 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 August 25 °C
- Coldest month January -20 °C
- Driest month January 10 mm
- Wettest month August 129 mm
- Least cloud January 36 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 35 °C
- Coldest on record January -33 °C
What to expectUssuriysk through the year
Ussuriysk has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -9.3 °C in January to 25 °C in August, a swing of 36 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 40 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C, 165 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 129 mm against 10 mm in January — 13 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9.3 °C | 10 mm | 36 % |
| February | -4.0 °C | 13 mm | 42 % |
| March | 4.2 °C | 26 mm | 50 % |
| April | 12.8 °C | 46 mm | 58 % |
| May | 17.9 °C | 76 mm | 67 % |
| June | 21.7 °C | 70 mm | 73 % |
| July | 24.8 °C | 112 mm | 76 % |
| August | 25.1 °C | 129 mm | 70 % |
| September | 20.9 °C | 86 mm | 53 % |
| October | 13.3 °C | 61 mm | 44 % |
| November | 2.5 °C | 31 mm | 41 % |
| December | -6.9 °C | 15 mm | 39 % |
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 | -9.3 °C | -20.4 °C | -15.0 °C | 4.8 °C | -33.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| February | -4.0 °C | -16.0 °C | -10.2 °C | 10.1 °C | -32.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 4.2 °C | -6.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 22.5 °C | -26.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| April | 12.8 °C | 1.0 °C | 6.3 °C | 28.6 °C | -7.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| May | 17.9 °C | 7.2 °C | 12.1 °C | 30.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 21.7 °C | 12.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 35.3 °C | 5.9 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.8 °C | 17.3 °C | 20.6 °C | 33.9 °C | 10.7 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 25.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 32.1 °C | 7.4 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 20.9 °C | 11.7 °C | 16.0 °C | 30.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.3 °C | 3.4 °C | 8.0 °C | 24.3 °C | -14.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| November | 2.5 °C | -6.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 17.0 °C | -26.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| December | -6.9 °C | -16.8 °C | -12.0 °C | 8.0 °C | -33.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 2 | 9.3 h/day | 36 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 13 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 42 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 26 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 57 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 46 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 58 % | 63 % | 21 km/h |
| May | 76 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 67 % | 74 % | 20 km/h |
| June | 70 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 73 % | 81 % | 18 km/h |
| July | 112 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 76 % | 85 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 129 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 70 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 86 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 53 % | 78 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 61 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 71 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 31 mm | 5 | 9.7 h/day | 41 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 15 mm | 3 | 8.9 h/day | 39 % | 63 % | 15 km/h |
How Ussuriysk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussuriysk | 25 °C | -20 °C | 676 mm | 40 |
| Vladivostok · Russia | 22 °C | -13 °C | 694 mm | 4 |
| Jixi · China | 26 °C | -22 °C | 635 mm | 55 |
| Mudanjiang · China | 27 °C | -21 °C | 633 mm | 61 |
| Yanji · China | 26 °C | -18 °C | 670 mm | 66 |
| Qitaihe · China | 26 °C | -23 °C | 684 mm | 51 |
Where Ussuriysk ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Europe in December | 9th of 50 | 15 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in January | 10th of 50 | 10 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in February | 11th of 50 | 13 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in March | 27th of 50 | 26 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in November | 29th of 50 | 31 mm |
| The coolest places in Europe in January | 38th of 50 | -9.3 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ussuriysk.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ussuriysk’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ussuriysk?
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, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ussuriysk get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 3 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -20 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 165 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ussuriysk?
August, averaging 129 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 10 mm. The year as a whole averages 676 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 Ussuriysk 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
- 43.805°, 131.957° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.