Kogalym climate — normals and trends
Kogalym (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.3 °C and it receives 595 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kogalym averages 225 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Kogalym has warmed by +3.3 °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 234 to 216 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 8 July 1989) and the coldest -51.4 °C (on 12 January 2006).
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
KogalymKhanty-Mansia
- coords
- 62.27°, 74.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.3°C
Average daily high
-0.1°C
Average daily low
-6.9°C
Annual rainfall
595mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
39.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
225 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
170.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-4.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
8 July 1989
Coldest day
-51.4 °C
12 January 2006
Wettest day
68 mm
19 July 1942
Windiest day
79.0 km/h
22 March 2016
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
22 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
4 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-57.0 °C
12 January 2006
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
8 May 1980
Sunniest day
18.5 h
20 June 2024
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 | -11.7 °C | +7.1 °C | 72 mm | +49 mm |
| Feb | -11.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 19 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | -3.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 30 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 0.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 8.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 54 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 13.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 2.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | -7.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | -16.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 53 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kogalym?
Kogalym has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.3 °C and it receives 595 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kogalym?
The hottest day measured in Kogalym between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1989, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kogalym?
The coldest day measured in Kogalym between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2006, at -51.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kogalym?
Yes. Kogalym gets on average 170.7 cm of snow per year and has around 225 frost days.
Has the climate of Kogalym warmed?
Yes: Kogalym warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kogalym?
The wettest day measured in Kogalym between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1942, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kogalym?
The windiest day measured in Kogalym between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2016, with winds reaching 79.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kogalym?
The warmest month in Kogalym is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kogalym?
Kogalym receives on average 595 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kogalym?
Kogalym gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kogalym?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kogalym between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1980, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kogalym?
Yes: Kogalym has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kogalym?
In Kogalym, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 4 July 1989, and the lowest was -57.0 °C on 12 January 2006.
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