Climate and average weather in Samara
In Samara, the summers are warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Samara typically varies from -13°C to 26°C, and is rarely below -25°C or above 33°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Samara for warm-weather activities is from early May to mid September.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 26°
- Coldest
- Jan
- -13°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 49 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 29 mm
- Rain / yr
- 468 mm
- 98 wet days
- Daylight
- 7.3–16.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 107 m
- 53.2°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 51% cloud
Samara is city in Samara Oblast, Russia.
- Density
- 2,150/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1586
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Samara weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to mid September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Samara, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.5 months, from May 4 to September 16, with daily high temperatures above 18°C. The hottest month of the year in Samara is July, with an average high of 26°C and low of 16°C.
The cool season lasts 3.6 months, from November 21 to March 11, with daily high temperatures below -1°C. The coldest month of the year in Samara is January, with an average low of -13°C and high of -7°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | -7 | -6 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -6 |
| Avg low (°C) | -13 | -13 | -7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -4 | -11 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7 | -13 |
| Feb | -6 | -13 |
| Mar | 0 | -7 |
| Apr | 12 | 2 |
| May | 20 | 9 |
| Jun | 24 | 14 |
| Jul | 26 | 16 |
| Aug | 25 | 14 |
| Sep | 18 | 9 |
| Oct | 10 | 3 |
| Nov | 0 | -4 |
| Dec | -6 | -11 |
How hot and cold Samara really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -22°C (around January 30), with roughly 188 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C) — 128 of them bitterly cold — worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | -7 | -7 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -6 |
| Air high (°C) | -7 | -6 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -6 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | -20 | -20 | -13 | -2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | -1 | -9 | -17 |
| Air low (°C) | -13 | -13 | -7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -4 | -11 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7 | -7 | -20 | -13 |
| Feb | -7 | -6 | -20 | -13 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | -13 | -7 |
| Apr | 12 | 12 | -2 | 2 |
| May | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 |
| Jun | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 |
| Jul | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 |
| Aug | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 |
| Sep | 18 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| Oct | 10 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | -9 | -4 |
| Dec | -6 | -6 | -17 | -11 |
Average hourly temperature in Samara
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near -13°C.
Samara weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7° / -13° | 36 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -13° | 29 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 0° / -7° | 33 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 12° / 2° | 38 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 13.6 | 3.2 |
| May | 20° / 9° | 37 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 15.6 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 24° / 14° | 49 | 9.3 | 0 | 16.6 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 26° / 16° | 45 | 8.3 | 0 | 16.2 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 25° / 14° | 41 | 7.3 | 0 | 14.6 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 18° / 9° | 47 | 8.1 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 10° / 3° | 42 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 0° / -5° | 36 | 7.7 | 5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -6° / -11° | 37 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Samara gets about 468 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.0 months, from around May 14 to Jul 14, peaking in June at about 34% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 11.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 49 mm over about 9 wet days; February is the driest, with 29 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| Rain days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 9 |
| Feb | 27 | 8 |
| Mar | 25 | 8 |
| Apr | 24 | 8 |
| May | 27 | 8 |
| Jun | 31 | 9 |
| Jul | 27 | 8 |
| Aug | 23 | 7 |
| Sep | 27 | 8 |
| Oct | 26 | 8 |
| Nov | 26 | 8 |
| Dec | 29 | 9 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Samara collects about 468 mm of rain across 98 wet days — roughly 39 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 49 mm, while February is the driest at just 29 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 30% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 36 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 37 |
| Rain days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Snow days | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 9 | 10 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 | 8 |
| Mar | 33 | 8 | 7 |
| Apr | 38 | 8 | 2 |
| May | 37 | 8 | 0 |
| Jun | 49 | 9 | 0 |
| Jul | 45 | 8 | 0 |
| Aug | 41 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep | 47 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct | 42 | 8 | 1 |
| Nov | 36 | 8 | 5 |
| Dec | 37 | 9 | 10 |
Snow in Samara
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Samara averages about 43 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Oct 9 to Apr 28 — about 6.6 months.
January is snowiest, with roughly 10 days of snow and an estimated 40 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 162 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 40 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 40 |
| Feb | 8 | 32 |
| Mar | 7 | 26 |
| Apr | 2 | 5 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 4 |
| Nov | 5 | 19 |
| Dec | 10 | 37 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Samara, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around March 27 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around September 29. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 60% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 30 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around March 26. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 89% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 12 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 56 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| Cloudier (%) | 88 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 60 | 74 | 85 | 89 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 88 |
| Feb | 22 | 78 |
| Mar | 31 | 69 |
| Apr | 43 | 57 |
| May | 48 | 52 |
| Jun | 53 | 47 |
| Jul | 60 | 40 |
| Aug | 56 | 44 |
| Sep | 40 | 60 |
| Oct | 26 | 74 |
| Nov | 15 | 85 |
| Dec | 11 | 89 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 14, brings about 16 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around December 13, only 7 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 9 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.9 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:54 | 8:10 | 7:05 | 5:49 | 4:48 | 4:19 | 4:38 | 5:27 | 6:21 | 7:16 | 8:15 | 8:56 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:43 | 5:38 | 6:33 | 7:30 | 8:23 | 9:00 | 8:53 | 8:01 | 6:46 | 5:33 | 4:35 | 4:15 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9 | 8:54 | 4:43 |
| Feb | 9.4 | 8:10 | 5:38 |
| Mar | 11.5 | 7:05 | 6:33 |
| Apr | 13.6 | 5:49 | 7:30 |
| May | 15.6 | 4:48 | 8:23 |
| Jun | 16.6 | 4:19 | 9:00 |
| Jul | 16.2 | 4:38 | 8:53 |
| Aug | 14.6 | 5:27 | 8:01 |
| Sep | 12.4 | 6:21 | 6:46 |
| Oct | 10.3 | 7:16 | 5:33 |
| Nov | 8.4 | 8:15 | 4:35 |
| Dec | 7.4 | 8:56 | 4:15 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Samara averages about 7 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 13 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.3 months, from around Mar 23 to Sep 29. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 12 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is January, down near 3 sunny days — about 79% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 4 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 6 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 9 | Mixed |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 10 | Mixed |
| Jul | 12 | Mixed |
| Aug | 11 | Mixed |
| Sep | 8 | Mixed |
| Oct | 4 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 3 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 3 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Samara, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 2.7 months, from around June 8 to August 27. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 24% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around August 28 to June 7, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 66 | 42 | 62 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 66 | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| Jul | 42 | 34 | 21 | 4 |
| Aug | 62 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| Sep | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Samara is typically light breeze, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 7.3 months, from around Sep 28 to May 8. The windiest month is February, averaging about 14 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 9 to Sep 27, with July the calmest month at about 11 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | light breeze |
| Feb | 14 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 13 | light breeze |
| May | 12 | light breeze |
| Jun | 11 | calm |
| Jul | 11 | calm |
| Aug | 11 | calm |
| Sep | 12 | calm |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 13 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Samara
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Samara throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Samara is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Samara for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | good | good | good | good | good | poor | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 | poor |
| Feb | 0.0 | poor |
| Mar | 0.0 | poor |
| Apr | 3.2 | poor |
| May | 6.6 | good |
| Jun | 7.0 | good |
| Jul | 7.0 | good |
| Aug | 7.3 | good |
| Sep | 5.9 | good |
| Oct | 2.3 | poor |
| Nov | 0.0 | poor |
| Dec | 0.0 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Samara for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Samara, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 26°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near -7°C), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear.
In July, Samara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Samara by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Samara peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Samara
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 7 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended). Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 7 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 3 | 0 |
| May | 5.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 7 | 0 |
| Jul | 7 | 0 |
| Aug | 4.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 3.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Samara by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Samara is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 14 | Moderate |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 12 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
The growing season in Samara typically lasts about 204 days, from around April 9 to October 29 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from April 29 to October 4.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 6 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 73 | 25 | 8 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 31 |
| Feb | 5 | 28 |
| Mar | 13 | 31 |
| Apr | 66 | 28 |
| May | 98 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 0 |
| Oct | 73 | 27 |
| Nov | 25 | 30 |
| Dec | 8 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Samara banks about 1,154 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 269 | 342 | 289 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 146 |
| Jun | 269 |
| Jul | 342 |
| Aug | 289 |
| Sep | 103 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Samara receives about 3.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 0.5 and 6.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Mar 18 to Sep 14. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.0 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is December, down near 0.6 kWh/m² — roughly 91% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Level | Dim | Dim | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Dim | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 | Dim |
| Feb | 1.6 | Dim |
| Mar | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4.5 | Bright |
| May | 5.6 | Bright |
| Jun | 6.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 5.8 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.7 | Bright |
| Sep | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1.7 | Dim |
| Nov | 0.8 | Dim |
| Dec | 0.5 | Dim |
Where is Samara?
Samara sits at 53.2°N, 50.1°E, 107 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novokuybyshevsk, 18 km away.
Topography around Samara
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Samara.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Samara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.
The land around Samara is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), water (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.
Russia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 4
- Do Not Travel
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 32% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $17,547
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 76%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 6.8
- per 100k, 2021
- Road deaths
- 12
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 521
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Samara (53.2077°, 50.1355°, elevation 107 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).