Geography and Climate
Ufa is situated in eastern Europe near its land boundary with Asia, at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa Rivers, on low hills to the west of the southern Urals. The city stretches 50 kilometers (31 mi) from southwest to northeast and occupies the area of over 710 square kilometers (270 sq mi).
| Climate data for Ufa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
5.0 (41) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.2 (63) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.2 (63) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17 (1) |
−17 (1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.1 (34) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−15 (5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.5 (−55.3) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−45 (−49) |
−48.5 (−55.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.89) |
39 (1.54) |
32 (1.26) |
33 (1.3) |
46 (1.81) |
66 (2.6) |
55 (2.17) |
58 (2.28) |
51 (2.01) |
58 (2.28) |
52 (2.05) |
51 (2.01) |
589 (23.19) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 109 |
| Avg. snowy days | 25 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 120 |
| % humidity | 83 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.9 | 96.1 | 155.0 | 216.0 | 279.0 | 288.0 | 288.3 | 251.1 | 165.0 | 80.6 | 51.0 | 40.3 | 1,969.3 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net,World Meteorological Organization (UN) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory (sun only) | |||||||||||||
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