Igarka climate — normals and trends
Igarka (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -7.8 °C and it receives 584 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 (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-27.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Igarka averages 244 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Igarka has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 253 to 235 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 15 July 1990) and the coldest -55.0 °C (on 2 January 1994).
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
IgarkaKrasnoyarsk Krai
- coords
- 67.47°, 86.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-7.8°C
Average daily high
-4.6°C
Average daily low
-11.2°C
Annual rainfall
584mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
28.4km/h
Seasonal range
42.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
244 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
235.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-17.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 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
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
33.2 °C
15 July 1990
Coldest day
-55.0 °C
2 January 1994
Wettest day
32 mm
31 August 1982
Windiest day
81.6 km/h
11 April 2012
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
11 April 2012
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
8 July 1956
Coldest feels-like
-60.9 °C
2 January 1994
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
8 November 2013
Sunniest day
23.0 h
17 June 1950
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 | -21.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -17.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 54 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | -11.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 41 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | -5.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 2.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 15.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 131 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 160 mm | +101 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 29 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 8.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | -1.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | -17.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 52 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -25.2 °C | -3.7 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Igarka?
Igarka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -7.8 °C and it receives 584 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igarka?
The hottest day measured in Igarka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1990, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Igarka?
The coldest day measured in Igarka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1994, at -55.0 °C.
Does it snow in Igarka?
Yes. Igarka gets on average 235.5 cm of snow per year and has around 244 frost days.
Has the climate of Igarka warmed?
Yes: Igarka warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Igarka?
The wettest day measured in Igarka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1982, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Igarka?
The windiest day measured in Igarka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2012, with winds reaching 81.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Igarka?
The warmest month in Igarka is July (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-27.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Igarka?
Igarka receives on average 584 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Igarka?
Igarka gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Igarka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Igarka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2013, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Igarka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Igarka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igarka?
In Igarka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 8 July 1956, and the lowest was -60.9 °C on 2 January 1994.
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