Kargopol' climate — normals and trends
Kargopol' (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 652 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kargopol' averages 184 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Kargopol' has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 9 August 2010) and the coldest -43.8 °C (on 12 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
Kargopol'Arkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 61.50°, 38.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
5.4°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
652mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
153.0 cm
Average feels-like high
2.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.0 °C
9 August 2010
Coldest day
-43.8 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
40 mm
29 June 1996
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
13 May 2000
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
8 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.6 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
16 April 1986
Sunniest day
18.9 h
28 June 2016
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 | -2.4 °C | +7.0 °C | 93 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | -4.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 2.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 55 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 6.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 84 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 27 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 109 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 6.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 69 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | -1.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 53 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kargopol'?
Kargopol' has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kargopol'?
The hottest day measured in Kargopol' between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2010, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kargopol'?
The coldest day measured in Kargopol' between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -43.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kargopol'?
Yes. Kargopol' gets on average 153.0 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Kargopol' warmed?
Yes: Kargopol' warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kargopol'?
The wettest day measured in Kargopol' between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1996, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kargopol'?
The windiest day measured in Kargopol' between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 2000, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kargopol'?
The warmest month in Kargopol' is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kargopol'?
Kargopol' receives on average 652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kargopol'?
Kargopol' gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kargopol'?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kargopol' between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1986, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kargopol'?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kargopol'.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kargopol'?
In Kargopol', between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.6 °C on 12 January 1987.
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