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Best time to visit Volgograd

September is the best time to visit Volgograd for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 5 wet days.

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 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 23 mm
Warmth July 30 °C
Cooler weather January -3.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 96 22 °C 5
2 May 93 22 °C 7
3 June 86 27 °C 7
4 August 83 29 °C 4
5 July 78 30 °C 6
6 April 68 15 °C 6
7 October 65 13 °C 7
8 November 32 4.1 °C 6
9 March 29 4.9 °C 8
10 February 29 -2.2 °C 6
11 January 27 -3.0 °C 8
12 December 27 -1.3 °C 8

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near -1.3 °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 -3.0 °C 32 mm 85 %
February -2.2 °C 26 mm 80 %
March 4.9 °C 32 mm 70 %
April 14.8 °C 31 mm 60 %
May 22.2 °C 41 mm 52 %
June 27.3 °C 34 mm 46 %
July 29.9 °C 29 mm 39 %
August 29.1 °C 23 mm 36 %
September 21.9 °C 32 mm 47 %
October 13.4 °C 33 mm 61 %
November 4.1 °C 25 mm 75 %
December -1.3 °C 34 mm 85 %

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.