Sochi weather in September
In September, Sochi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 112 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sochi's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sochi's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 23°
- 3rd warmest
- Overnight low
- 20°
- 10th coldest
- Rainfall
- 112 mm
- 9.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 18 min
- 6:07 AM – 6:24 PM
- Cloud cover
- 34%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 8 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 4.35 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.3
- out of 10
Sochi is city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
- Density
- 1,853/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1838
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in September
Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.
A typical September day in Sochi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.
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| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 2 | 25 | 21 |
| 3 | 25 | 21 |
| 4 | 24 | 21 |
| 5 | 24 | 21 |
| 6 | 24 | 21 |
| 7 | 24 | 20 |
| 8 | 24 | 20 |
| 9 | 24 | 20 |
| 10 | 24 | 20 |
| 11 | 24 | 20 |
| 12 | 24 | 20 |
| 13 | 23 | 20 |
| 14 | 23 | 20 |
| 15 | 23 | 20 |
| 16 | 23 | 19 |
| 17 | 23 | 19 |
| 18 | 23 | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | 19 |
| 21 | 23 | 19 |
| 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | 22 | 19 |
| 24 | 22 | 19 |
| 25 | 22 | 18 |
| 26 | 22 | 18 |
| 27 | 22 | 18 |
| 28 | 22 | 18 |
| 29 | 22 | 18 |
| 30 | 21 | 18 |
Sochi weather by month
How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° / 5° | 145 | 15 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 8° / 5° | 108 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 10° / 6° | 112 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 14° / 10° | 87 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 4.0 |
| May | 19° / 14° | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 23° / 19° | 72 | 9.5 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.3 |
| Jul | 26° / 22° | 80 | 9.9 | 0 | 14.9 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 26° / 23° | 66 | 9.3 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 23° / 20° | 112 | 9.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 19° / 16° | 134 | 10.7 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 14° / 11° | 131 | 10.9 | 1 | 9.5 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 11° / 7° | 146 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 |
Cloud cover in September
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in September.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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| Clearer (%) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| Cloudier (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | 13 |
| 2 | 87 | 13 |
| 3 | 87 | 13 |
| 4 | 86 | 14 |
| 5 | 86 | 14 |
| 6 | 86 | 14 |
| 7 | 84 | 16 |
| 8 | 84 | 16 |
| 9 | 84 | 16 |
| 10 | 83 | 17 |
| 11 | 82 | 18 |
| 12 | 82 | 18 |
| 13 | 80 | 20 |
| 14 | 80 | 20 |
| 15 | 79 | 21 |
| 16 | 78 | 22 |
| 17 | 77 | 23 |
| 18 | 76 | 24 |
| 19 | 75 | 25 |
| 20 | 74 | 26 |
| 21 | 74 | 26 |
| 22 | 72 | 28 |
| 23 | 71 | 29 |
| 24 | 71 | 29 |
| 25 | 70 | 30 |
| 26 | 70 | 30 |
| 27 | 69 | 31 |
| 28 | 69 | 31 |
| 29 | 69 | 31 |
| 30 | 69 | 31 |
Chance of precipitation in September
Sochi gets around 112 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 32 |
| 4 | 33 |
| 5 | 33 |
| 6 | 33 |
| 7 | 33 |
| 8 | 33 |
| 9 | 33 |
| 10 | 32 |
| 11 | 32 |
| 12 | 31 |
| 13 | 31 |
| 14 | 30 |
| 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 30 |
| 17 | 30 |
| 18 | 30 |
| 19 | 30 |
| 20 | 30 |
| 21 | 31 |
| 22 | 31 |
| 23 | 32 |
| 24 | 33 |
| 25 | 33 |
| 26 | 33 |
| 27 | 33 |
| 28 | 33 |
| 29 | 33 |
| 30 | 33 |
Humidity in September
Most of September feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| Comfortable (%) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Humid (%) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Muggy (%) | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Oppressive (%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Wind in September
Winds average 8 km/h in September.
Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 8 | calm |
| 5 | 8 | calm |
| 6 | 8 | calm |
| 7 | 8 | calm |
| 8 | 8 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 8 | calm |
| 18 | 8 | calm |
| 19 | 8 | calm |
| 20 | 8 | calm |
| 21 | 8 | calm |
| 22 | 8 | calm |
| 23 | 8 | calm |
| 24 | 8 | calm |
| 25 | 8 | calm |
| 26 | 8 | calm |
| 27 | 8 | calm |
| 28 | 8 | calm |
| 29 | 8 | calm |
| 30 | 8 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in September
Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 5:58 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:49 | 5:50 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:07 | 6:08 | 6:09 | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:23 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:52 | 6:51 | 6:49 | 6:47 | 6:45 | 6:43 | 6:41 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:36 | 6:34 | 6:32 | 6:30 | 6:28 | 6:26 | 6:24 | 6:22 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:17 | 6:15 | 6:13 | 6:11 | 6:09 | 6:07 | 6:05 | 6:03 | 6:01 | 6:00 | 5:58 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.1 | 5:49 | 6:52 |
| 2 | 13.0 | 5:50 | 6:51 |
| 3 | 13.0 | 5:52 | 6:49 |
| 4 | 12.9 | 5:53 | 6:47 |
| 5 | 12.9 | 5:54 | 6:45 |
| 6 | 12.8 | 5:55 | 6:43 |
| 7 | 12.8 | 5:56 | 6:41 |
| 8 | 12.7 | 5:57 | 6:39 |
| 9 | 12.7 | 5:59 | 6:38 |
| 10 | 12.6 | 6:00 | 6:36 |
| 11 | 12.5 | 6:01 | 6:34 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 6:02 | 6:32 |
| 13 | 12.4 | 6:03 | 6:30 |
| 14 | 12.4 | 6:04 | 6:28 |
| 15 | 12.3 | 6:05 | 6:26 |
| 16 | 12.3 | 6:07 | 6:24 |
| 17 | 12.2 | 6:08 | 6:22 |
| 18 | 12.2 | 6:09 | 6:20 |
| 19 | 12.1 | 6:10 | 6:19 |
| 20 | 12.1 | 6:11 | 6:17 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:12 | 6:15 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:14 | 6:13 |
| 23 | 11.9 | 6:15 | 6:11 |
| 24 | 11.9 | 6:16 | 6:09 |
| 25 | 11.8 | 6:17 | 6:07 |
| 26 | 11.8 | 6:18 | 6:05 |
| 27 | 11.7 | 6:19 | 6:03 |
| 28 | 11.7 | 6:21 | 6:01 |
| 29 | 11.6 | 6:22 | 6:00 |
| 30 | 11.6 | 6:23 | 5:58 |
Solar energy in September
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.35 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 9 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 10 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 11 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 12 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 13 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 14 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 15 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.0 | Moderate |
| 25 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 26 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 27 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 28 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 29 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 30 | 3.7 | Moderate |
Is September a good time to visit Sochi?
Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
September is one of the better times to visit Sochi for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Sochi in September
From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In September, Sochi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Sochi in September
The nearest coast averages about 24°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Oct 18 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Bracing |
| Feb | 9 | Bracing |
| Mar | 9 | Bracing |
| Apr | 12 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 20 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 16 | Cool |
| Dec | 13 | Bracing |
UV index in Sochi in September
Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sochi peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Sochi?
Sochi sits at 43.6°N, 39.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dagomys, 9.0 km away.
Topography around Sochi
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sochi.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sochi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,254 m.
The land around Sochi is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (32%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (33%) 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 Sochi (43.597°, 39.7248°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).