Molochnyy climate — normals and trends
Molochnyy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 540 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 (13.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Molochnyy averages 209 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Molochnyy has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 222 to 196 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -44.8 °C (on 27 January 1999).
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
MolochnyyMurmansk
- coords
- 68.85°, 33.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.0°C
Average daily high
2.9°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
540mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
209 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
6.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
31.8 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-44.8 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
47 mm
21 June 1977
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
2 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-50.0 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
28.6 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
23.2 h
14 June 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | +6.7 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | -0.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 46 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 1.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 73 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 13.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 61 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 108 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 89 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 5.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 56 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | -2.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | -4.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Molochnyy?
Molochnyy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 540 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Molochnyy?
The hottest day measured in Molochnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Molochnyy?
The coldest day measured in Molochnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -44.8 °C.
Does it snow in Molochnyy?
Yes. Molochnyy gets on average 155.5 cm of snow per year and has around 209 frost days.
Has the climate of Molochnyy warmed?
Yes: Molochnyy warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Molochnyy?
The wettest day measured in Molochnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Molochnyy?
The windiest day measured in Molochnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Molochnyy?
The warmest month in Molochnyy is July (13.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Molochnyy?
Molochnyy receives on average 540 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Molochnyy?
Molochnyy gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Molochnyy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Molochnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 28.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Molochnyy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Molochnyy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Molochnyy?
In Molochnyy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 9 July 1972, and the lowest was -50.0 °C on 27 January 1999.
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