Weatheo

Moscow Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Moscow, Russia, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Moscow month looks like before you travel — then check the live Moscow forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

July

24°C average high

Coolest month

January

-9°C average low

Wettest month

May

61 mm of rain

Driest month

January

11 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Moscow by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January-4°C-9°C-35°C / 8°C
11 mm
87%14 km/h
February-2°C-7°C-29°C / 8°C
17 mm
84%14 km/h
March4°C-4°C-22°C / 19°C
26 mm
77%14 km/h
April11°C2°C-9°C / 26°C
42 mm
65%15 km/h
May18°C9°C-2°C / 31°C
61 mm
62%13 km/h
June23°C13°C2°C / 33°C
56 mm
63%12 km/h
July24°C15°C9°C / 35°C
60 mm
68%12 km/h
August24°C14°C6°C / 33°C
37 mm
68%12 km/h
September17°C9°C-1°C / 30°C
41 mm
72%13 km/h
October9°C3°C-11°C / 23°C
40 mm
78%14 km/h
November3°C-1°C-16°C / 16°C
28 mm
84%14 km/h
December-2°C-6°C-22°C / 9°C
18 mm
87%14 km/h

Best time to visit Moscow

The most comfortable time to visit Moscow is generally June to August, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around May, totalling about 438 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 24°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 61 mm, roughly 6× the rainfall of the driest month (January).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Moscow forecast for what is happening now.

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