Moscow Travel Forum

I'm contemplating a return visit to Moscow, 41 years after the last one.

Ideally, it would be during the ice hockey season, but I may be overruled on that.

I suspect July and August may be too hot, and June or September may be better.

Any thoughts?

Oh, and does the ice hockey season start in September?

this season has started on September 2, 2008. and will finish in the beginning of April. this year the ice-hockey championship could start later. but some says it will start earlier cause of Olympic games and maybe cause increasing the quantity of teams that take part in KHL League. in any way no official info for the next season. in any way July and August is early for sure!!

Quite agree with Andrey!

thanks

forgetting hockey for the moment, what's the best month to visit as far as the weather is concerned?

Due to extreme climatic changes the World is experiencing at the moment, trying to predict the weather can be difficult because of local, on the day variations.
Most places now are seeing weather conditions well outside the norm.
The information below should be used as a guide only.

Here is the average weather for Moscow for this time of year.
Enjoy your holiday.

January.
High 20f / -6c
Low 9f / -13c
Rain 1.60in / 41.0mm
Rain days 19
Hours of sun 1
Daylight hours 8
UV level 0 = None
Humidity = Frost every day in January

February.
High 24f / -5c
Low 11f / -12c
Rain 1.40in / 35.0mm
Rain days 15
Hours of sun 3
Daylight hours 10
UV level 1 = Low
Humidity = Frost every day in February

March.
High 34f / 1c
Low 21f / -6c
Rain 1.30in / 33.0mm
Rain days 14
Hours of sun 4
Daylight hours 12
UV level 2 = Low
Humidity = Frost may occur in March

April.
High 51f / 10c
Low 35f / 2c
Rain 1.70in / 43.0mm
Rain days 13
Hours of sun 6
Daylight hours 14
UV level 3 = Moderate
Humidity = Frost may occur in April

May.
High 65f / 19c
Low 46f / 8c
Rain 2.00in / 51.0mm
Rain days 13
Hours of sun 9
Daylight hours 16
UV level 5 = Moderate
Humidity = Frost may occur in April

June.
High 71f / 22c
Low 53f / 12c
Rain 2.90in / 74.0mm
Rain days 15
Hours of sun 9
Daylight hours 17
UV level 6 = High
Humidity = None

July.
High 74f / 23c
Low 56f / 13c
Rain 3.70in / 93.0mm
Rain days 16
Hours of sun 9
Daylight hours 17
UV level 6 = High
Humidity = None

August.
High 71f / 22c
Low 54f / 12c
Rain 3.00in / 76.0mm
Rain days 14
Hours of sun 8
Daylight hours 15
UV level 5 = Moderate
Humidity = None

September.
High 60f / 16c
Low 45f / 7c
Rain 2.50in / 64.0mm
Rain days 15
Hours of sun 5
Daylight hours 13
UV level 3 = Moderate
Humidity = Frost may occur in September

October.
High 47f / 8c
Low 36f / 2c
Rain 2.30in / 58.0mm
Rain days 16
Hours of sun 3
Daylight hours 10
UV level 1 = Low
Humidity = Frost may occur in October

November.
High 34f / 1c
Low 26f / -3c
Rain 2.20in / 57.0mm
Rain days 18
Hours of sun 1
Daylight hours 8
UV level 1 = Low
Humidity = Frost may occur in November

December.
High 26f / -4c
Low 16f / -9c
Rain 2.10in / 54.0mm
Rain days 22
Hours of sun 1
Daylight hours 7
UV level 0 = None
Humidity = Frost every day in December

I suppose you prefer sunny and warm weather. For Moscow it is summer, as in any other place of the world. the warm weather with +15+20 starts in the end of April and may get +30+35 some time (like last year) in july and august.

for now, last week of March, it was -6+2, frozing for the night and the morning time. last 2 days it was snowing a bit.

I quite agree with Andrey once again! In my opinion the best season for excursions in Moscow is between the end of May and the end of June.