Kizel climate — normals and trends
Kizel (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 878 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kizel averages 205 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Kizel 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 213 to 197 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 16 July 2020) and the coldest -49.9 °C (on 31 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
KizelPerm Krai
- coords
- 59.05°, 57.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.3°C
Average daily high
3.9°C
Average daily low
-3.4°C
Annual rainfall
878mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
32.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
205 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
253.8 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.0 °C
16 July 2020
Coldest day
-49.9 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
50 mm
27 July 1979
Windiest day
40.4 km/h
21 October 1973
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
24 March 1971
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
29 June 1954
Coldest feels-like
-55.3 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
28 April 2025
Sunniest day
17.8 h
19 June 2020
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 | -6.8 °C | +6.4 °C | 98 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | -6.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 1.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 5.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 111 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 112 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 89 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 72 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 114 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 13.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 49 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | -0.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 147 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | -10.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kizel?
Kizel has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 878 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kizel?
The hottest day measured in Kizel between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2020, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kizel?
The coldest day measured in Kizel between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -49.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kizel?
Yes. Kizel gets on average 253.8 cm of snow per year and has around 205 frost days.
Has the climate of Kizel warmed?
Yes: Kizel warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kizel?
The wettest day measured in Kizel between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1979, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kizel?
The windiest day measured in Kizel between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1973, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kizel?
The warmest month in Kizel is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kizel?
Kizel receives on average 878 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kizel?
Kizel gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kizel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kizel between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2025, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kizel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kizel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kizel?
In Kizel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 29 June 1954, and the lowest was -55.3 °C on 31 December 1978.
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