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Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Ufa month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Ufa are typically June, July and August, with average daytime highs around 23–26°C. July is usually the warmest month (average high 26°C), January the coldest (average low -14°C), and June the wettest (about 72 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.2 | -14.5 | 46 | 2.5 |
| February | -6.0 | -12.9 | 41 | 4.1 |
| March | 0.7 | -7.9 | 40 | 7.1 |
| April | 12.2 | 0.8 | 46 | 9.4 |
| May | 19.4 | 7.2 | 42 | 11.9 |
| June | 22.8 | 12.4 | 72 | 12.8 |
| July | 25.9 | 15.5 | 62 | 13.4 |
| August | 24.6 | 14.1 | 59 | 11.5 |
| September | 16.9 | 7.8 | 55 | 8.2 |
| October | 8.9 | 2.0 | 58 | 5.0 |
| November | -0.1 | -5.3 | 53 | 2.8 |
| December | -7.1 | -12.8 | 44 | 2.2 |
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- Documented history · 1367
On the Pizzigano brothers' map (1367) and on the Catalan Atlas (1375) a town approximately on the Belaya River was designated Pascherti (Bashkort), and Gerardus Mercator's map (1554) also marked the settlement with the name Pascherti.
- Documented history · 1574
By order of Ivan the Terrible a fortress was built on the site of modern Ufa in 1574, and originally bore the name of the hill it stood on, Tura-Tau.
- Documented history · 1586
Town status was granted to it in 1586.
- Documented history · 1781
Before becoming the seat of a separate Ufa Governorate in 1781, the city, along with the rest of the Bashkir lands, was under the jurisdiction of the Orenburg governors.
- Foundation of Ufa fortress
A fortress was built on the site of modern Ufa by order of Ivan the Terrible.
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01 · OverviewUfa, in brief
Ufa serves as the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia. Positioned in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, the settlement lies precisely at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers upon low hills that form the Ufa Plateau just to the west of the southern Ural Mountains.
Geographically situated in Eastern Europe near its land boundary with Northern Asia, the municipality covers an area of 707.93 square kilometers. Its spatial footprint stretches from north to south for a distance of 53.5 kilometers and spans from west to east across 29.8 kilometers. The landscape is characterized by its riverine placement and plateau hills framing the topography of the region.
Climatic and environmental conditions in the urban zone involve specific monitoring challenges. Periodically, an unpleasant chemical odor emerges in the region, a phenomenon regularly documented by media reports. Because the municipality lacks a continuous emission control system, responsible parties often avoid accountability. Furthermore, the local infrastructure completely lacks dedicated sanitation services, as the streets feature no industrial vacuum cleaners, road vacuum sweepers, or street vacuum cleaners.
Atmospheric monitoring falls under the purview of federal and regional entities. The territorial office of Roshydromet, specifically FGBU Bashkir UGMS, evaluates atmospheric air pollution through nine stationary posts belonging to the state observation network distributed across various parts of the territory. These observation points measure suspended substances, commonly known as dust, across all nine stations. Official findings from these observations regularly appear on the official website of the Bashkir State Hydrometeorological Service within its environmental pollution monitoring section. Additionally, the State Bank of the Republic of Belarus Office of State Analytical Control operates under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Republic Bashkortostan to deploy mobile laboratories for periodic environmental monitoring in residential zones and protective areas.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ufa
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01 · Q&AWhere is Ufa located and what are its coordinates?
Ufa is situated in Russia at geographic coordinates 54.7431, 55.9678, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Ufa?
Ufa has a recorded population of approximately 1,120,547 and observes the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Ufa?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Ufa include Russian, TT, XAL, CAU, ADY, KV, CE, TYV, CV, UDM, TUT, MNS, BUA, MYV, MDF, CHM, BA, INH, KBD, KRC, AV, SAH, NOG, with RUB used for local transactions.
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