Mogocha climate — normals and trends
Mogocha (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -4.5 °C and it receives 516 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-29.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mogocha averages 237 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Mogocha has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 16 July 1994) and the coldest -52.0 °C (on 21 December 1952).
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
MogochaZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 53.74°, 119.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-4.5°C
Average daily high
2.4°C
Average daily low
-11.0°C
Annual rainfall
516mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
46.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
237 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.2 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
35.2 °C
16 July 1994
Coldest day
-52.0 °C
21 December 1952
Wettest day
77 mm
11 July 1958
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
12 April 1988
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
12 April 1988
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-57.5 °C
21 December 1952
Snowiest day
21.8 cm
8 September 1967
Sunniest day
16.0 h
23 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -16.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -13.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | -3.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 59 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 52 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 170 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 117 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 106 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 0.5 °C | -3.0 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | -8.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 18 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | -22.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mogocha?
Mogocha has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -4.5 °C and it receives 516 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mogocha?
The hottest day measured in Mogocha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1994, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mogocha?
The coldest day measured in Mogocha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1952, at -52.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mogocha?
Yes. Mogocha gets on average 70.2 cm of snow per year and has around 237 frost days.
Has the climate of Mogocha warmed?
Yes: Mogocha warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mogocha?
The wettest day measured in Mogocha between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1958, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mogocha?
The windiest day measured in Mogocha between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1988, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mogocha?
The warmest month in Mogocha is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-29.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mogocha?
Mogocha receives on average 516 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mogocha?
Mogocha gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mogocha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mogocha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1967, with 21.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mogocha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mogocha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mogocha?
In Mogocha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -57.5 °C on 21 December 1952.
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