Markha climate — normals and trends
Markha (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic, extreme winter climate (Dwd) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -8.8 °C and it receives 241 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-38.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Markha averages 234 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Markha has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 23 July 1988) and the coldest -58.5 °C (on 6 January 1982).
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
MarkhaSakha
- coords
- 62.11°, 129.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-8.8°C
Average daily high
-4.1°C
Average daily low
-13.7°C
Annual rainfall
241mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
57.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
234 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.6 cm
Average feels-like high
-7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-17.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
36.9 °C
23 July 1988
Coldest day
-58.5 °C
6 January 1982
Wettest day
40 mm
7 August 1981
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
5 October 1979
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
5 October 1979
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
13 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-63.6 °C
7 January 1982
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
2 May 1970
Sunniest day
19.0 h
28 June 1941
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 | -29.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -24.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | -13.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 4.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 31 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 36 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 11.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | -4.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | -22.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -40.0 °C | -5.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Markha?
Markha has a dry-winter subarctic, extreme winter climate (Köppen Dwd). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -8.8 °C and it receives 241 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Markha?
The hottest day measured in Markha between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1988, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Markha?
The coldest day measured in Markha between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1982, at -58.5 °C.
Does it snow in Markha?
Yes. Markha gets on average 46.6 cm of snow per year and has around 234 frost days.
Has the climate of Markha warmed?
Yes: Markha warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Markha?
The wettest day measured in Markha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1981, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Markha?
The windiest day measured in Markha between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1979, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Markha?
The warmest month in Markha is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-38.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Markha?
Markha receives on average 241 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Markha?
Markha gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Markha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Markha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1970, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Markha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Markha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Markha?
In Markha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 13 July 1948, and the lowest was -63.6 °C on 7 January 1982.
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