Kazan vs Kirov: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 322 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kazan is the sunnier overall: about 1,964 hours of sunshine a year to Kirov's 1,676. Kazan has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kazan | Kirov | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,964 | 1,676 |
| Sunniest month | August (80/100) | July (73/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 79/100 | 72/100 |
| Rain / year | 614 mm | 798 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Kazan vs Kirov month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazan | Kirov | Kazan | Kirov | Kazan | Kirov | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -10° | -11° | 43 | 49 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -9° | -9° | 35 | 38 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 44 | 51 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 8° | 5° | 42 | 54 |
| May | 67 | 50 | 18° | 16° | 53 | 73 |
| June | 78 | 71 | 22° | 20° | 67 | 94 |
| July | 78 | 73 | 24° | 23° | 67 | 86 |
| August | 80 | 73 | 23° | 20° | 57 | 83 |
| September | 54 | 38 | 16° | 14° | 52 | 70 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 7° | 5° | 58 | 82 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 47 | 61 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -9° | -9° | 49 | 57 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Kazan · Jun Kazan · Jul Kazan · Aug Kazan · Sep Kazan · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kazan averages 0/100, Kirov 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-7°C vs -8°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kazan (average score 22/100 vs 17). Kazan is the warmer, around 8°C daytime highs vs 6°C.
- June–August: Kazan (average score 79/100 vs 72). Kazan is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
- September–October: Kazan (average score 27/100 vs 19). Kazan is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 10°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Kazan weather by month · Kirov weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
More comparisons: Kazan vs Nizhny Novgorod · Kazan vs Samara · Kazan vs Izhevsk · Kirov vs Izhevsk · Kirov vs Cheboksary · Kirov vs Syktyvkar · all head-to-heads