Kharp climate — normals and trends
Kharp (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -6.4 °C and it receives 547 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 (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kharp averages 253 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Kharp has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 264 to 242 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 3 July 1989) and the coldest -47.3 °C (on 24 January 1964).
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
KharpYamalo-Nenets
- coords
- 66.80°, 65.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-6.4°C
Average daily high
-3.3°C
Average daily low
-9.8°C
Annual rainfall
547mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
36.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
253 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
196.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °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
31.8 °C
3 July 1989
Coldest day
-47.3 °C
24 January 1964
Wettest day
59 mm
6 August 1943
Windiest day
89.8 km/h
7 April 1940
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
7 April 1940
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
10 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-53.4 °C
24 January 1964
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
6 May 2021
Sunniest day
22.5 h
23 June 2008
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 | -16.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 33 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -12.6 °C | +6.5 °C | 35 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | -8.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 41 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | -4.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 1.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 14.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 117 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 71 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 127 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 11.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | -0.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 70 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | -12.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 65 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -18.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 39 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kharp?
Kharp has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -6.4 °C and it receives 547 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kharp?
The hottest day measured in Kharp between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1989, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kharp?
The coldest day measured in Kharp between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1964, at -47.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kharp?
Yes. Kharp gets on average 196.0 cm of snow per year and has around 253 frost days.
Has the climate of Kharp warmed?
Yes: Kharp warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kharp?
The wettest day measured in Kharp between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1943, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kharp?
The windiest day measured in Kharp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1940, with winds reaching 89.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kharp?
The warmest month in Kharp is July (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kharp?
Kharp receives on average 547 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kharp?
Kharp 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 Kharp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kharp between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2021, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kharp?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kharp.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kharp?
In Kharp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 10 July 1990, and the lowest was -53.4 °C on 24 January 1964.
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