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.
OK — shoulder months
June
OK
13.1°C / 6.1°C
18 rain days
cool, very wet
Months to skip
August
Skip
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
Skip
-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.