Arkhangelsk climate — normals and trends
Arkhangelsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.4 °C and it receives 589 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Arkhangelsk averages 195 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Arkhangelsk has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 208 to 182 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 12 July 1972) and the coldest -43.3 °C (on 11 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArkhangelskArkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 64.55°, 40.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.4°C
Average daily high
4.6°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
589mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
195 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
145.8 cm
Average feels-like high
1.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.5 °C
12 July 1972
Coldest day
-43.3 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
53 mm
21 July 1956
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
17 October 1985
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
2 June 1962
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.4 °C
11 January 1987
Snowiest day
24.0 cm
12 May 2000
Sunniest day
20.0 h
19 June 2001
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 66 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 0.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 52 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 4.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 49 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 45 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 6.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 57 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 69 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | -3.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 59 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arkhangelsk?
Arkhangelsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.4 °C and it receives 589 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arkhangelsk?
The hottest day measured in Arkhangelsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1972, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arkhangelsk?
The coldest day measured in Arkhangelsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -43.3 °C.
Does it snow in Arkhangelsk?
Yes. Arkhangelsk gets on average 145.8 cm of snow per year and has around 195 frost days.
Has the climate of Arkhangelsk warmed?
Yes: Arkhangelsk warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arkhangelsk?
The wettest day measured in Arkhangelsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1956, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arkhangelsk?
The windiest day measured in Arkhangelsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1985, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arkhangelsk?
The warmest month in Arkhangelsk is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Arkhangelsk?
Arkhangelsk receives on average 589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arkhangelsk?
Arkhangelsk gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arkhangelsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arkhangelsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2000, with 24.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arkhangelsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Arkhangelsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arkhangelsk?
In Arkhangelsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -48.4 °C on 11 January 1987.
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