July
OK
17.5°C / 10.8°C
17 rain days
mild, very wet
Best time to visit Norilsk
Norilsk, Russia — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · July & June
About Norilsk
Norilsk is an industrial closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km (56 mi) east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km (930 mi) north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk is 300 km (190 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and 2,400 km from the North Pole. It has a permanent population of 176,735 as of 2024, and up to 220,000 including temporary inhabitants.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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OK — shoulder months
June
OK
13.1°C / 6.1°C
18 rain days
cool, very wet
Months to skip
August
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14.3°C / 8.4°C
20 rain days
cool, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
September
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6.5°C / 1.8°C
19 rain days
chilly, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
May
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0.6°C / -5°C
17 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- freezing at night (-5°C)
- heavy rain expected (17 days)
October
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-4.5°C / -8.6°C
19 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -8.6°C)
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
April
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-7.4°C / -13°C
16 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -13°C)
- heavy rain expected (16 days)
March
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-13.7°C / -19.8°C
20 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -19.8°C)
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
November
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-17.4°C / -22.4°C
16 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -22.4°C)
- heavy rain expected (16 days)
February
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-19.7°C / -24.8°C
15 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -24.8°C)
- heavy rain expected (15 days)
December
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-20.1°C / -25.6°C
18 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -25.6°C)
- extremely wet (18 rain days)
January
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-23.8°C / -28.8°C
17 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -28.8°C)
- heavy rain expected (17 days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.