Molchanovo climate — normals and trends
Molchanovo (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 499 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Molchanovo averages 203 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Molchanovo has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 211 to 195 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 5 June 2023) and the coldest -50.0 °C (on 28 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
MolchanovoTomsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.58°, 83.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.2°C
Average daily high
4.0°C
Average daily low
-4.5°C
Annual rainfall
499mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
37.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
203 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
123.7 cm
Average feels-like high
0.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
35.2 °C
5 June 2023
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
28 January 2006
Wettest day
48 mm
12 June 2009
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
20 April 1945
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
25 September 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
19 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-55.6 °C
28 January 2006
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
12 May 1996
Sunniest day
17.0 h
12 June 1940
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 | -8.1 °C | +7.6 °C | 30 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -7.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 0.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 58 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +5.3 °C | 35 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 95 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 125 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 3.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | -4.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Molchanovo?
Molchanovo has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 499 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Molchanovo?
The hottest day measured in Molchanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2023, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Molchanovo?
The coldest day measured in Molchanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Molchanovo?
Yes. Molchanovo gets on average 123.7 cm of snow per year and has around 203 frost days.
Has the climate of Molchanovo warmed?
Yes: Molchanovo warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Molchanovo?
The wettest day measured in Molchanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2009, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Molchanovo?
The windiest day measured in Molchanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1945, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Molchanovo?
The warmest month in Molchanovo is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Molchanovo?
Molchanovo receives on average 499 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Molchanovo?
Molchanovo gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Molchanovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Molchanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1996, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Molchanovo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Molchanovo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Molchanovo?
In Molchanovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 19 July 1953, and the lowest was -55.6 °C on 28 January 2006.
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