Sortavala
Sortavala is a small town in Karelia, Russia, close to the sea. It has a population of about 14,593 (2025). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Sortavala at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
63 mm of rain
33 mm of rain
August
within 12 km
Weather in Sortavala
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 18 km/h · humidity 96%
When to go to Sortavala
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| High | -4° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Low | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -2° | -7° |
| Rain (mm) | 53 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 45 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 62 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Sea | 2° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
What's on in Sortavala
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Sortavala
More museums: Bastion Historical Park · Военно-исторический музей имени полковника А.Л.Бондарева · Выставочный зал К.А. Гоголева · Regional Museum of North Ladoga · Sortavala military glory museum
Outdoors around Sortavala
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Sortavala
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Russia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Sortavala
Sortavala from above
Getting to Sortavala
Places near Sortavala
Places with a climate like Sortavala
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
