Yekaterinburg vs Perm: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 315 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yekaterinburg is the sunnier overall: about 1,839 hours of sunshine a year to Perm's 1,678. Yekaterinburg 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
| Yekaterinburg | Perm | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,839 | 1,678 |
| Sunniest month | August (77/100) | August (73/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 75/100 | 72/100 |
| Rain / year | 574 mm | 778 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Yekaterinburg vs Perm month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yekaterinburg | Perm | Yekaterinburg | Perm | Yekaterinburg | Perm | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -13° | -13° | 24 | 43 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -10° | -11° | 21 | 34 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 31 | 51 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 8° | 5° | 40 | 52 |
| May | 58 | 50 | 17° | 16° | 67 | 71 |
| June | 74 | 71 | 21° | 20° | 81 | 94 |
| July | 74 | 71 | 24° | 23° | 86 | 95 |
| August | 77 | 73 | 22° | 20° | 68 | 86 |
| September | 46 | 37 | 15° | 14° | 53 | 73 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 5° | 5° | 47 | 76 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -4° | -4° | 32 | 56 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -11° | -11° | 24 | 47 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Yekaterinburg · Jun Yekaterinburg · Jul Yekaterinburg · Aug Yekaterinburg · Sep Yekaterinburg · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Yekaterinburg averages 0/100, Perm 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-9°C vs -10°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Yekaterinburg averages 19/100, Perm 17/100. Yekaterinburg is the warmer, around 8°C daytime highs vs 6°C.
- June–August: Yekaterinburg (average score 75/100 vs 72). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 21°C).
- September–October: Yekaterinburg (average score 23/100 vs 19). Daytime highs are similar (10°C vs 10°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yekaterinburg weather by month · Perm weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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