Krasnodar vs Sochi: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 187 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Krasnodar and Sochi are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,260 vs 2,236 hours a year. Krasnodar has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Sochi in 5 (1 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Krasnodar | Sochi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,260 | 2,236 |
| Sunniest month | July (81/100) | August (80/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 16/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 79/100 | 77/100 |
| Rain / year | 748 mm | 1,287 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Krasnodar vs Sochi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krasnodar | Sochi | Krasnodar | Sochi | Krasnodar | Sochi | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 4° | 8° | 68 | 136 |
| February | 0 | 6 | 6° | 9° | 55 | 116 |
| March | 20 | 23 | 11° | 12° | 68 | 119 |
| April | 62 | 57 | 17° | 17° | 48 | 84 |
| May | 80 | 75 | 23° | 22° | 67 | 91 |
| June | 79 | 76 | 28° | 27° | 71 | 84 |
| July | 81 | 76 | 32° | 30° | 59 | 87 |
| August | 76 | 80 | 33° | 30° | 39 | 64 |
| September | 81 | 71 | 27° | 26° | 60 | 116 |
| October | 72 | 66 | 19° | 21° | 72 | 139 |
| November | 20 | 40 | 11° | 15° | 67 | 125 |
| December | 0 | 17 | 6° | 11° | 74 | 126 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Sochi · Mar Sochi · Apr Krasnodar · May Krasnodar · Jun Krasnodar · Jul Krasnodar · Aug Sochi · Sep Krasnodar · Oct Krasnodar · Nov Sochi · Dec Sochi.
When to pick which
- November–February: Sochi (average score 16/100 vs 5). Sochi is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 7°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Krasnodar averages 54/100, Sochi 52/100. Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 17°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Krasnodar averages 79/100, Sochi 77/100. Krasnodar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Krasnodar (average score 77/100 vs 69). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Krasnodar weather by month · Sochi weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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