Kovdor climate — normals and trends
Kovdor (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 569 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 (13.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kovdor averages 217 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Kovdor has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 225 to 209 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 18 July 2018) and the coldest -41.8 °C (on 6 January 1985).
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
KovdorMurmansk
- coords
- 67.57°, 30.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.3°C
Average daily high
2.7°C
Average daily low
-3.6°C
Annual rainfall
569mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
217 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
169.9 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
30.5 °C
18 July 2018
Coldest day
-41.8 °C
6 January 1985
Wettest day
59 mm
6 August 2022
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
4 September 1999
Hottest feels-like
32.2 °C
31 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-46.9 °C
6 January 1985
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
26 May 1986
Sunniest day
22.8 h
6 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | -0.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 2.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 9.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 13.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 69 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 64 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 16.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 117 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 13.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 54 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 5.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | -3.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -5.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 64 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kovdor?
Kovdor has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 569 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kovdor?
The hottest day measured in Kovdor between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2018, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kovdor?
The coldest day measured in Kovdor between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1985, at -41.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kovdor?
Yes. Kovdor gets on average 169.9 cm of snow per year and has around 217 frost days.
Has the climate of Kovdor warmed?
Yes: Kovdor warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kovdor?
The wettest day measured in Kovdor between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2022, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kovdor?
The windiest day measured in Kovdor between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kovdor?
The warmest month in Kovdor is July (13.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kovdor?
Kovdor receives on average 569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kovdor?
Kovdor 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 Kovdor?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kovdor between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1986, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kovdor?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kovdor.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kovdor?
In Kovdor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.2 °C on 31 July 2025, and the lowest was -46.9 °C on 6 January 1985.
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