Yekaterinburg weather by month

The best time to visit Yekaterinburg is June to August — 93/100 in August, 23°C and 10 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (90/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 26/100 — freezing, dry, clean air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Yekaterinburg🇷🇺 Russia · Siberia & Mongolia · City93
  1. 26Jan
  2. 38Feb
  3. 50Mar
  4. 70Apr
  5. 82May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 93Aug
  9. 76Sep
  10. 59Oct
  11. 35Nov
  12. 29Dec

Best season: June to August (90/100 on average) · worst January (26/100)

Days
23°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
10
Sun
10.6 h
Humidity
71%
Daylight
15 h
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Photo: Daria Ponomareva · Pexels

Yekaterinburg, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Yekaterinburg 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
Jan26F-9°C6 d3 hBusy2
Feb38F-5°C5 d5 hBusy2
Mar50D2°C6 d8 hShoulder1
Apr70B11°C9 d9 hShoulder—
May82A19°C9 d12 hPeak2
Jun87A22°C13 d13 hBusy1
Jul91S25°C11 d12 hPeak2
Aug93S23°C10 d11 hBusy1
Sep76B16°C9 d8 hShoulder1
Oct59D7°C7 d5 hShoulder—
Nov35F-3°C8 d3 hQuiet1
Dec29F-7°C7 d2 hBusy2

What's on in Yekaterinburg through the year

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

February
  • Maslenitsa16–22 FebFestival
May
  • Night of Museums14–21 May (usually)Festival
  • Victory Day9 MayHoliday
June
  • Ural Music Night20 Jun – 5 Jul (usually)Festival
July
  • Tsar's Days procession15–19 JulFestival
August
  • Mushroom and berry season1 Aug – 25 Sep (usually)Season
November
  • Night of Arts3–4 NovFestival
December
  • New Year holidays31 Dec – 8 JanHoliday
  • Ice sculpture season20 Dec – 25 Feb (usually)Season

Everything on in Yekaterinburg through the year →

Crowds in Yekaterinburg in August

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 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Yekaterinburg

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

Forum posters discussing January travel through this part of Russia describe conditions as terribly cold, with temperatures easily reaching -30C in a given cold snap, though posters note precipitation itself stays minimal this time of year - one traveler on the Trans-Siberian route specifically reported no rain at all in January, consistent with the deep-winter continental pattern where cold, not wetness, defines the season. Given limited destination-specific detail for Yekaterinburg itself, this note leans on that broader regional pattern for Russia's Ural region in January: bitterly cold, generally dry, with short daylight hours. Posters generally recommend serious cold-weather gear as the non-negotiable preparation for any January visit to this part of Russia.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Russia's brief summer (June-July) as bringing normal warm-season temperatures generally in the 20-30C range, a real contrast to the long, very cold winters this Ural-region city is otherwise known for. Posters discussing Russia's broader climate note that summers this far into the Urals and beyond stay noticeably shorter than in European Russia, with the warm window itself lasting only about two months. Given limited detailed trip reports specific to Yekaterinburg's July weather, the general pattern posters describe for Russia's short, genuinely warm summer is the most reliable guide - real summer heat, but a narrow window compared to much of the rest of the year.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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