Best year time to visit Mars

General weather information about Mars

Average annual temperature is 10.2 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -17.3 °C

Number of sunny days: 181 days

Number of rainy days: 162 days

Number of snow days: 22 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)9.512.816.720.825.127.734.436.131.123.417.813.6
Average daytime temperature (°C)0.30.39.514.019.223.527.129.423.115.18.42.4
Average temperature (°C)-2.8-3.35.19.814.518.922.324.017.710.65.30.1
Average night temperature (°C)-5.7-6.91.15.99.813.917.218.512.36.32.4-2.5
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-17.3-14.1-5.60.64.09.613.512.58.0-0.1-8.3-9.9

Mars monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.010.012.014.015.016.015.015.013.011.09.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.910.211.913.715.216.015.614.312.610.89.38.4
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.011.012.014.015.015.013.011.010.08.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)4.04.66.58.09.412.312.512.310.67.13.61.3
Precipitation (mm)24348295110633618146510269
Sunny days20101812913132521191110
Rainy days67131822171869121717
Snow days5110000000024

Best time to visit Mars:

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

  • June — 12.3(h)
  • July — 12.5(h)
  • August — 12.3(h)
  • September — 10.6(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Mars:

  • June — 16.0(h)
  • July — 15.6(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Mars is at

  • March — 82(mm)
  • April — 95(mm)
  • May — 110(mm)
  • November — 102(mm)