Loukhi climate — normals and trends
Loukhi (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 532 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Loukhi averages 195 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Loukhi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 202 to 188 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -39.5 °C (on 8 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
LoukhiRepublic of Karelia
- coords
- 66.08°, 33.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.3°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
532mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
195 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
146.9 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-39.5 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
52 mm
26 August 1959
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
28 May 2009
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
24 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
13 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-45.3 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
6 April 1950
Sunniest day
21.4 h
25 June 2023
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 | -6.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | -3.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 0.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 4.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 11.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 51 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 96 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 55 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 42 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | -0.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loukhi?
Loukhi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 532 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loukhi?
The hottest day measured in Loukhi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loukhi?
The coldest day measured in Loukhi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -39.5 °C.
Does it snow in Loukhi?
Yes. Loukhi gets on average 146.9 cm of snow per year and has around 195 frost days.
Has the climate of Loukhi warmed?
Yes: Loukhi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loukhi?
The wettest day measured in Loukhi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1959, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loukhi?
The windiest day measured in Loukhi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2009, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loukhi?
The warmest month in Loukhi is July (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Loukhi?
Loukhi receives on average 532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loukhi?
Loukhi gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loukhi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loukhi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1950, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loukhi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Loukhi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loukhi?
In Loukhi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 13 July 1972, and the lowest was -45.3 °C on 8 January 1985.
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