Megion climate — normals and trends
Megion (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.1 °C and it receives 577 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Megion averages 218 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Megion has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 227 to 209 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 8 July 1989) and the coldest -53.4 °C (on 12 January 2006).
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
MegionKhanty-Mansia
- coords
- 61.03°, 76.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.1°C
Average daily high
1.7°C
Average daily low
-6.2°C
Annual rainfall
577mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
38.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
218 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
34.5 °C
8 July 1989
Coldest day
-53.4 °C
12 January 2006
Wettest day
62 mm
15 June 1945
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
31 March 2022
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
22 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
21 June 1955
Coldest feels-like
-58.7 °C
12 January 2006
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
17 April 1988
Sunniest day
18.0 h
9 June 2024
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 | -9.9 °C | +7.7 °C | 57 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | -9.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 19 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | -1.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 33 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 2.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 10.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 61 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 104 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 14.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 2.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | -6.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 49 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -15.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Megion?
Megion has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.1 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Megion?
The hottest day measured in Megion between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1989, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Megion?
The coldest day measured in Megion between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2006, at -53.4 °C.
Does it snow in Megion?
Yes. Megion gets on average 155.4 cm of snow per year and has around 218 frost days.
Has the climate of Megion warmed?
Yes: Megion warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Megion?
The wettest day measured in Megion between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1945, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Megion?
The windiest day measured in Megion between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2022, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Megion?
The warmest month in Megion is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Megion?
Megion receives on average 577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Megion?
Megion 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 Megion?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Megion between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1988, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Megion?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Megion.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Megion?
In Megion, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 21 June 1955, and the lowest was -58.7 °C on 12 January 2006.
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