Yakutsk
Yakutsk is a city in Sakha, Russia. It has a population of about 311,760 (2018). The climate is classified as subarctic (Köppen Dfc), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Yakutsk at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
22 mm of rain
8 mm of rain
within 1.9 km
How Yakutsk has grown
People living in the built-up area (58 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+20%116k in 1975 → 139k in 2025Weather in Yakutsk
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 7 km/h · humidity 90%
When to go to Yakutsk
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 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| High | -34° | -27° | -13° | 1° | 12° | 21° | 24° | 20° | 10° | -4° | -23° | -33° |
| Low | -40° | -37° | -25° | -11° | 1° | 10° | 14° | 11° | 2° | -11° | -29° | -39° |
| Rain (mm) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 12 |
| Wet days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
What's on in Yakutsk
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Yakutsk
More museums: "Сокровищница Якутии" · Выставка военной техники Аллея "Патриот" · Детский музейный центр · Ammosov museum · Дом-музей истории политической ссылки Якутии · Local History Museum · Музей истории г. Якутска · Музей истории и культуры народов Севера им. Е.М. Ярославского · Museum of the History of Permafrost Studies · Mamooth museum · Музей хомусов народов мира · Россия — Моя история
Outdoors around Yakutsk
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 Yakutsk
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Russia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Yakutsk
Universities and research institutes
Yakutsk from above
Postal codes
Getting to Yakutsk
Places near Yakutsk
Places with a climate like Yakutsk
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
