Murmansk climate — normals and trends
Murmansk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 525 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 (13.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Murmansk averages 207 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Murmansk has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 221 to 193 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -45.8 °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
MurmanskMurmansk
- coords
- 68.97°, 33.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.0°C
Average daily high
3.0°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
525mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
207 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
154.8 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
32.3 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
50 mm
21 June 1977
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
3 January 1993
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
3 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.9 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-51.4 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
30.2 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 | -7.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +6.8 °C | 18 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | -0.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 44 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 1.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 78 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 9.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 62 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 13.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 62 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 77 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 17.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 101 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 14.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 91 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 5.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | -2.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 52 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -4.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Murmansk?
Murmansk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Murmansk?
The hottest day measured in Murmansk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Murmansk?
The coldest day measured in Murmansk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Murmansk?
Yes. Murmansk gets on average 154.8 cm of snow per year and has around 207 frost days.
Has the climate of Murmansk warmed?
Yes: Murmansk warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Murmansk?
The wettest day measured in Murmansk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Murmansk?
The windiest day measured in Murmansk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1993, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Murmansk?
The warmest month in Murmansk is July (13.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Murmansk?
Murmansk receives on average 525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Murmansk?
Murmansk 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 Murmansk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Murmansk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Murmansk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Murmansk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Murmansk?
In Murmansk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.9 °C on 9 July 1972, and the lowest was -51.4 °C on 27 January 1999.
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