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When to go to Smolensk
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Smolensk has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to August.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): October to March.
- The warmest month is July (23°C) and the coolest January (-6°C). The wettest is June (96 mm) and the driest February (47 mm); about 842 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCool
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptCool
- OctCold
- NovCold
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Smolensk
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6°C | -12°C | 55 mm | 99% | 86% | 0.6 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | -5°C | -11°C | 47 mm | 99% | 86% | 1.5 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 1°C | -6°C | 51 mm | 95% | 79% | 2.9 | 27°C | Cold |
| April | 10°C | 0°C | 53 mm | 84% | 69% | 4 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 18°C | 7°C | 91 mm | 80% | 64% | 5.3 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 21°C | 11°C | 96 mm | 81% | 65% | 5.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 23°C | 13°C | 93 mm | 82% | 63% | 5.5 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 22°C | 12°C | 93 mm | 81% | 63% | 4.4 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 16°C | 7°C | 62 mm | 84% | 69% | 3 | 37°C | Cool |
| October | 8°C | 2°C | 78 mm | 90% | 79% | 1.4 | 34°C | Cold |
| November | 1°C | -3°C | 66 mm | 95% | 85% | 0.6 | 29°C | Cold |
| December | -3°C | -8°C | 57 mm | 98% | 87% | 0.4 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Vitebsk126 kmGood for going: May to August
- Mogilev147 kmGood for going: May to August
- Bryansk224 kmGood for going: May to September
- Homyel270 kmGood for going: May to September
- Kaluga273 kmGood for going: May to August
- Minsk307 kmGood for going: May to August
- Oryol332 kmGood for going: May to September
- Tver'334 kmGood for going: May to August
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Plan a trip to Smolensk
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