Best year time to visit Mars

General weather information about Mars

Average annual temperature is 5.0 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 38.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -35.0 °C

Number of sunny days: 209 days

Number of rainy days: 119 days

Number of snow days: 37 days

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* Weather data for Mars Russia is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Mars air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)-0.82.411.024.031.935.638.230.721.918.57.72.6
Average daytime temperature (°C)-9.2-7.41.713.021.523.428.723.316.98.52.2-9.3
Average temperature (°C)-13.0-11.1-2.15.915.118.423.218.212.45.3-0.6-13.0
Average night temperature (°C)-17.6-15.7-6.9-1.27.512.216.612.77.61.7-3.5-17.1
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-30.4-22.6-15.1-8.51.35.712.94.93.9-5.2-12.3-35.0

Mars monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)8.010.012.015.016.017.017.015.013.011.09.07.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.09.711.914.116.117.116.614.912.710.58.57.4
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.08.010.013.015.016.015.013.011.09.07.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.93.98.611.312.412.013.611.28.94.83.03.1
Precipitation (mm)19191981445419258693752
Sunny days221422262718151017101216
Rainy days133441216211318168
Snow days8116000000327

Best time to visit Mars:

The best time to visit Mars during the most sunny months:

  • April — 11.3(h)
  • May — 12.4(h)
  • June — 12.0(h)
  • July — 13.6(h)
  • August — 11.2(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Mars:

  • May — 16.1(h)
  • June — 17.1(h)
  • July — 16.6(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Mars is at

  • August — 92(mm)
  • September — 58(mm)
  • October — 69(mm)
  • December — 52(mm)