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Monthly climate in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sortavala features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 17 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -25 °C (-13 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 803 mm (31.6 inches) and receives 154 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sortavala enjoys an average of 3175 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 24 minutes to 19 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation §

The warmest months in Sortavala are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -2 °C (23 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sortavala experiences 8 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 128 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average high -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean minimum -21°C
(-5°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -25°C
(-12°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation §

Sortavala usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sortavala are April, May and June. On average, 47 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58 (2.3) 61 (2.4) 55 (2.2) 47 (1.8) 49 (1.9) 44 (1.7) 76 (3.0) 99 (3.9) 74 (2.9) 85 (3.3) 61 (2.4) 94 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 14 12 10 10 9 11 15 13 14 13 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation §

The sunniest months in Sortavala are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 15 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sortavala: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 34 133 252 357 441 502 484 394 288 182 80 23
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 19m 8h 55m 11h 50m 14h 49m 17h 39m 19h 23m 18h 26m 15h 46m 12h 51m 9h 54m 7h 6m 5h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation §

Sortavala experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sortavala UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sortavala, Karelia, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 1