Makarov climate — normals and trends
Makarov (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 810 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Makarov averages 189 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Makarov has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 184 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 29 July 2021) and the coldest -34.7 °C (on 24 January 1954).
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
MakarovSakhalin Oblast
- coords
- 48.63°, 142.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.8°C
Average daily high
4.2°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
810mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
31.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
189 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
234.0 cm
Average feels-like high
1.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
29.9 °C
29 July 2021
Coldest day
-34.7 °C
24 January 1954
Wettest day
81 mm
5 August 1981
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
17 September 1961
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
17 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
18 July 1955
Coldest feels-like
-39.8 °C
24 January 1954
Snowiest day
40.0 cm
3 March 1947
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 2022
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 | -7.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 77 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 60 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | -2.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 4.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 9.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 15.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 108 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 61 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 8.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 0.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 76 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -9.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makarov?
Makarov has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makarov?
The hottest day measured in Makarov between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2021, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makarov?
The coldest day measured in Makarov between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1954, at -34.7 °C.
Does it snow in Makarov?
Yes. Makarov gets on average 234.0 cm of snow per year and has around 189 frost days.
Has the climate of Makarov warmed?
Yes: Makarov warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makarov?
The wettest day measured in Makarov between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1981, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makarov?
The windiest day measured in Makarov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1961, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makarov?
The warmest month in Makarov is August (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Makarov?
Makarov receives on average 810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makarov?
Makarov gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Makarov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makarov between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1947, with 40.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makarov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Makarov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makarov?
In Makarov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 18 July 1955, and the lowest was -39.8 °C on 24 January 1954.
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