Moscow, Russia climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Moscow, Russia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 23°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of -14°C.
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Moscow, Russia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Notable weather in Moscow
In the summer of 2010, a record heat wave and surrounding peat and forest fires smothered Moscow in smog for weeks, with temperatures near 38°C and thousands of excess deaths. Read more →
Moscow average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Moscow, Russia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7°C | -14°C | 3 mm |
| February | -6°C | -14°C | 3 mm |
| March | -1°C | -8°C | 0 mm |
| April | 9°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| June | 20°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 23°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| August | 21°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| September | 16°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| October | 8°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| November | 0°C | -5°C | 3 mm |
| December | -6°C | -12°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 35°C on 2010-08-07
- Coldest day on record: -40°C on 1987-01-08
Percentiles compare each day to Moscow, Russia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →