Yakutsk in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Yakutsk sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 121 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Yakutsk's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yakutsk's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 121 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Yakutsk in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Yakutsk reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Yakutsk
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Yakutsk weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -34° / -41° | 2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -28° / -37° | 2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -13° / -26° | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2° / -11° | 10 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 13° / 2° | 26 | 7 | 1.2 | 17.3 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 22° / 10° | 33 | 6.8 | 0 | 19.1 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 25° / 13° | 45 | 7.8 | 0 | 18.3 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 21° / 10° | 44 | 7.8 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 11° / 2° | 38 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 2.6 |
| Oct | -4° / -10° | 16 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | -23° / -29° | 8 | 2.8 | 4 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -34° / -40° | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Yakutsk gets around 121 mm of rain over 22 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 18 h 30 min in early June to 14 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Yakutsk?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Yakutsk for sightseeing.
What to pack for Yakutsk in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Yakutsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.
UV index in Yakutsk in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yakutsk peaks around June 20 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 0 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Low |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Air quality in Yakutsk in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yakutsk is worst in August — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 33.7× the cleanest month (December, 2 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) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Good |
| Feb | 4 | Good |
| Mar | 7 | Good |
| Apr | 7 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 14 | Moderate |
| Jul | 61 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 78 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4 | Good |
| Nov | 3 | Good |
| Dec | 2 | Good |
Where is Yakutsk?
Yakutsk sits at 62.0°N, 129.7°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aldan, 448 km away.
Topography around Yakutsk
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yakutsk.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yakutsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.
The land around Yakutsk is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) 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 Yakutsk (62.0311°, 129.7229°, elevation 126 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.