Chita weather by month

The best time to visit Chita is June to August — 93/100 in June, 25°C and 9 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (89/100 on average).

The worst month is December at 29/100 — freezing, dry, clean air. See December →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Russia →

Chita🇷🇺 Russia · Siberia & Mongolia · City93
  1. 32Jan
  2. 36Feb
  3. 53Mar
  4. 69Apr
  5. 81May
  6. 93Jun
  7. 85Jul
  8. 90Aug
  9. 77Sep
  10. 62Oct
  11. 39Nov
  12. 29Dec

Best season: June to August (89/100 on average) · worst December (29/100)

Days
25°C
Nights
9°C
Wet days
9
Sun
13 h
Humidity
54%
Daylight
17 h
Chita, Russia
Photo: DS28 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chita, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Chita is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan32F-15°C1 d6 hPeak3
Feb36F-9°C1 d8 hPeak3
Mar53D2°C1 d10 hBusy3
Apr69C10°C3 d11 hShoulder2
May81A19°C6 d12 hBusy3
Jun93S25°C9 d13 hBusy2
Jul85A27°C11 d12 hBusy1
Aug90S24°C11 d10 hBusy1
Sep77B18°C9 d9 hShoulder—
Oct62C7°C2 d8 hShoulder—
Nov39F-5°C2 d6 hShoulder1
Dec29F-13°C1 d6 hBusy2

What's on in Chita through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Sagaalgan, the White Month25 Jan – 5 Mar (usually)Holiday
February
  • Maslenitsa16–22 FebFestival
April
  • Bagulnik in bloom25 Apr – 31 May (usually)Nature
  • Spring wildfire smoke1 Apr – 10 Jun (usually)Hazard
May
  • Victory Day9 MayHoliday
June
  • Zabaykalsky International Film Festival1–15 Jun (usually)Festival
July
  • Summer heat swing1 Jul – 15 Aug (usually)Hazard
November
  • Extreme cold season1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Hazard
December
  • New Year holidays31 Dec – 8 Jan (usually)Holiday

Everything on in Chita through the year →

Crowds in Chita in June

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Traveller notes on Chita

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum coverage specific to Chita is thin, but posters describing the broader Siberian summer generally characterize it as lovely and warm without typically tipping into genuinely hot territory, with much of the surrounding countryside at its most scenic this time of year. Chita's inland, continental position in Russia's Trans-Baikal region means real day-to-night temperature swings are a normal feature even in June, so posters' general advice for the wider region - packing both warm-weather clothing for the day and a layer for cooler evenings - applies well here. Given the limited detailed trip reports specific to Chita, the main data point available is this broader Siberian-summer characterization rather than city-specific commentary.
Tripadvisor community · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters discussing Trans-Siberian winter travel more broadly cite outdoor temperatures ranging from +5C down to as low as -35C depending on the specific stretch of the journey and time of year, with Chita's own Zabaykalsky Krai region sitting firmly in the harsher end of that range come December. Posters recommending winter travel for reliable, heavy snow generally point to January through March rather than December specifically, implying early winter here can still be transitional in terms of snow cover even as temperatures already run bitterly cold. Given the limited destination-specific detail available for Chita exactly, this note leans on that broader Siberian pattern: expect severe cold with real potential for temperatures well below -20C, alongside modest but building snow accumulation. Posters generally rate December as an extreme cold-weather month for Chita, full winter gear essential regardless of how much snow has actually fallen yet.
Tripadvisor community · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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