Markovo climate — normals and trends
Markovo (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 422 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Markovo averages 224 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Markovo has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 229 to 219 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 14 July 1994) and the coldest -56.2 °C (on 2 January 1951).
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
MarkovoIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.32°, 107.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.8°C
Average daily high
2.1°C
Average daily low
-8.0°C
Annual rainfall
422mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
42.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
224 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
113.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
35.4 °C
14 July 1994
Coldest day
-56.2 °C
2 January 1951
Wettest day
76 mm
29 June 1948
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
26 September 2013
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
2 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-61.3 °C
2 January 1951
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
8 April 1968
Sunniest day
17.4 h
23 June 1952
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 | -14.3 °C | +6.2 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -14.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | -2.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 6.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 50 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 37 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 13.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | -0.9 °C | -2.7 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | -6.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 46 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -19.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 28 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Markovo?
Markovo has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 422 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Markovo?
The hottest day measured in Markovo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1994, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Markovo?
The coldest day measured in Markovo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at -56.2 °C.
Does it snow in Markovo?
Yes. Markovo gets on average 113.5 cm of snow per year and has around 224 frost days.
Has the climate of Markovo warmed?
Yes: Markovo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Markovo?
The wettest day measured in Markovo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1948, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Markovo?
The windiest day measured in Markovo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2013, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Markovo?
The warmest month in Markovo is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Markovo?
Markovo receives on average 422 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Markovo?
Markovo gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Markovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Markovo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1968, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Markovo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Markovo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Markovo?
In Markovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 2 July 2024, and the lowest was -61.3 °C on 2 January 1951.
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