Yakutsk vs Magadan: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 1,150 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yakutsk is the sunnier overall: about 2,446 hours of sunshine a year to Magadan's 1,821. Yakutsk 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
| Yakutsk | Magadan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,446 | 1,821 |
| Sunniest month | June (85/100) | July (63/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 83/100 | 51/100 |
| Rain / year | 393 mm | 884 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 4 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Yakutsk vs Magadan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakutsk | Magadan | Yakutsk | Magadan | Yakutsk | Magadan | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -34° | -19° | 11 | 31 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -30° | -18° | 9 | 26 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -13° | -9° | 13 | 43 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 0° | -2° | 25 | 46 |
| May | 35 | 0 | 13° | 6° | 51 | 69 |
| June | 85 | 42 | 22° | 15° | 47 | 94 |
| July | 82 | 63 | 26° | 19° | 60 | 110 |
| August | 82 | 47 | 22° | 17° | 62 | 148 |
| September | 21 | 11 | 11° | 10° | 52 | 112 |
| October | 0 | 0 | -4° | -1° | 31 | 86 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -23° | -11° | 21 | 79 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -34° | -18° | 11 | 40 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Yakutsk · Jun Yakutsk · Jul Yakutsk · Aug Yakutsk · Sep Yakutsk · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Yakutsk averages 0/100, Magadan 0/100. Magadan is the warmer, around -16°C daytime highs vs -30°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yakutsk (average score 12/100 vs 0). Yakutsk is the warmer, around 0°C daytime highs vs -2°C.
- June–August: Yakutsk (average score 83/100 vs 51). Yakutsk is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- September–October: Yakutsk (average score 11/100 vs 6). Daytime highs are similar (4°C vs 5°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yakutsk weather by month · Magadan weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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