Monchegorsk climate — normals and trends
Monchegorsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 574 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 (-13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Monchegorsk averages 219 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Monchegorsk has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 230 to 208 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -42.7 °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
MonchegorskMurmansk
- coords
- 67.94°, 32.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.9°C
Average daily high
1.8°C
Average daily low
-4.0°C
Annual rainfall
574mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
219 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
183.6 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
29.9 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-42.7 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
50 mm
12 August 1992
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
4 September 1999
Hottest feels-like
30.3 °C
31 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-48.2 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
19.8 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
23.0 h
19 June 2005
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 | -9.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | -4.0 °C | +6.4 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | -2.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 0.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 56 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 7.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 12.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 59 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 16.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 128 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 13.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 83 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 5.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 79 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | -3.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 72 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | -4.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 58 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monchegorsk?
Monchegorsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monchegorsk?
The hottest day measured in Monchegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monchegorsk?
The coldest day measured in Monchegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -42.7 °C.
Does it snow in Monchegorsk?
Yes. Monchegorsk gets on average 183.6 cm of snow per year and has around 219 frost days.
Has the climate of Monchegorsk warmed?
Yes: Monchegorsk warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monchegorsk?
The wettest day measured in Monchegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1992, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monchegorsk?
The windiest day measured in Monchegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monchegorsk?
The warmest month in Monchegorsk is July (13.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Monchegorsk?
Monchegorsk receives on average 574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monchegorsk?
Monchegorsk gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Monchegorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Monchegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 19.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Monchegorsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Monchegorsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monchegorsk?
In Monchegorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.3 °C on 31 July 2025, and the lowest was -48.2 °C on 27 January 1999.
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