Magadan climate — normals and trends
Magadan (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.8 °C and it receives 616 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 August (11.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Magadan averages 222 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Magadan has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 235 to 209 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 20.8 °C (on 5 August 1965) and the coldest -35.8 °C (on 7 February 1941).
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
MagadanMagadan Oblast
- coords
- 59.56°, 150.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.8°C
Average daily high
-2.2°C
Average daily low
-5.5°C
Annual rainfall
616mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
23.1km/h
Seasonal range
30.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
222 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
169.3 cm
Average feels-like high
-6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
20.8 °C
5 August 1965
Coldest day
-35.8 °C
7 February 1941
Wettest day
89 mm
22 July 2014
Windiest day
80.6 km/h
24 January 1988
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
24 January 1988
Hottest feels-like
21.5 °C
28 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-42.3 °C
7 February 1941
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
24 April 1990
Sunniest day
18.0 h
30 June 1940
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 | -15.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | -14.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | -12.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 33 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | -0.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 2.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 8.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 13.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 14.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 205 mm | +106 mm |
| Sep | 10.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 0.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 9 mm | -61 mm |
| Nov | -8.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 30 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | -4.3 °C | +8.7 °C | 168 mm | +138 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Magadan?
Magadan has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.8 °C and it receives 616 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Magadan?
The hottest day measured in Magadan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1965, reaching 20.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Magadan?
The coldest day measured in Magadan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1941, at -35.8 °C.
Does it snow in Magadan?
Yes. Magadan gets on average 169.3 cm of snow per year and has around 222 frost days.
Has the climate of Magadan warmed?
Yes: Magadan warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Magadan?
The wettest day measured in Magadan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2014, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Magadan?
The windiest day measured in Magadan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1988, with winds reaching 80.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Magadan?
The warmest month in Magadan is August (11.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Magadan?
Magadan receives on average 616 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Magadan?
Magadan gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Magadan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Magadan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1990, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Magadan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Magadan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Magadan?
In Magadan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 21.5 °C on 28 July 2011, and the lowest was -42.3 °C on 7 February 1941.
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