Dudinka climate — normals and trends
Dudinka (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -9.5 °C and it receives 582 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 (13.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-27.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dudinka averages 255 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Dudinka has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 264 to 246 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 22 July 2013) and the coldest -56.3 °C (on 30 December 1978).
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
DudinkaKrasnoyarsk Krai
- coords
- 69.41°, 86.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-9.5°C
Average daily high
-6.4°C
Average daily low
-12.8°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
29.3km/h
Seasonal range
41.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
255 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
250.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-18.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
32.5 °C
22 July 2013
Coldest day
-56.3 °C
30 December 1978
Wettest day
56 mm
4 July 1989
Windiest day
81.2 km/h
12 May 1990
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
12 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
13 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-62.8 °C
30 December 1978
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
7 November 1948
Sunniest day
23.8 h
7 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | -18.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 61 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | -14.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 58 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | -8.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 1.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 13.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 79 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +7.2 °C | 14 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 6.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | -2.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 33 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | -17.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 63 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -28.9 °C | -6.8 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dudinka?
Dudinka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -9.5 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dudinka?
The hottest day measured in Dudinka between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2013, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dudinka?
The coldest day measured in Dudinka between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1978, at -56.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dudinka?
Yes. Dudinka gets on average 250.0 cm of snow per year and has around 255 frost days.
Has the climate of Dudinka warmed?
Yes: Dudinka warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dudinka?
The wettest day measured in Dudinka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1989, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dudinka?
The windiest day measured in Dudinka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1990, with winds reaching 81.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dudinka?
The warmest month in Dudinka is July (13.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-27.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dudinka?
Dudinka receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dudinka?
Dudinka gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dudinka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dudinka between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1948, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dudinka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dudinka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dudinka?
In Dudinka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 13 July 1990, and the lowest was -62.8 °C on 30 December 1978.
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