Kirov vs Syktyvkar: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 359 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kirov is the sunnier overall: about 1,676 hours of sunshine a year to Syktyvkar's 1,506. Kirov 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.
.jpg/500px-%D0%A1%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80_-_panoramio_(1).jpg)
At a glance
| Kirov | Syktyvkar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,676 | 1,506 |
| Sunniest month | July (73/100) | July (70/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 72/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 798 mm | 873 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Kirov vs Syktyvkar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirov | Syktyvkar | Kirov | Syktyvkar | Kirov | Syktyvkar | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -11° | -13° | 49 | 46 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -9° | -11° | 38 | 39 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -3° | -4° | 51 | 50 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 5° | 2° | 54 | 57 |
| May | 50 | 35 | 16° | 14° | 73 | 91 |
| June | 71 | 56 | 20° | 18° | 94 | 106 |
| July | 73 | 70 | 23° | 22° | 86 | 92 |
| August | 73 | 56 | 20° | 18° | 83 | 111 |
| September | 38 | 24 | 14° | 12° | 70 | 84 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 5° | 3° | 82 | 80 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -3° | -5° | 61 | 62 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -9° | -10° | 57 | 55 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Kirov · Jun Kirov · Jul Kirov · Aug Kirov · Sep Kirov · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kirov averages 0/100, Syktyvkar 0/100. Kirov is the warmer, around -8°C daytime highs vs -10°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kirov (average score 17/100 vs 12). Kirov is the warmer, around 6°C daytime highs vs 4°C.
- June–August: Kirov (average score 72/100 vs 61). Kirov is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
- September–October: Kirov (average score 19/100 vs 12). Kirov is the warmer, around 10°C daytime highs vs 8°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Kirov weather by month · Syktyvkar weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
More comparisons: Kirov vs Kazan · Kirov vs Izhevsk · Kirov vs Cheboksary · Syktyvkar vs Perm · Syktyvkar vs Izhevsk · Syktyvkar vs Archangelsk · all head-to-heads