Murmashi climate — normals and trends
Murmashi (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 541 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 (13.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Murmashi averages 208 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Murmashi 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 221 to 195 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °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
MurmashiMurmansk
- coords
- 68.82°, 32.81°
- 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
541mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
208 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.4 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 = 0.25 · 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
31.7 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
46 mm
21 June 1977
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
2 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.4 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-51.2 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
23.1 h
23 June 2001
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 | -7.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | +6.7 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | -0.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 47 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 1.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 72 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 60 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 74 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 111 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 86 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 5.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 59 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | -2.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -4.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 60 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Murmashi?
Murmashi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 541 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Murmashi?
The hottest day measured in Murmashi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Murmashi?
The coldest day measured in Murmashi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Murmashi?
Yes. Murmashi gets on average 152.4 cm of snow per year and has around 208 frost days.
Has the climate of Murmashi warmed?
Yes: Murmashi warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Murmashi?
The wettest day measured in Murmashi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Murmashi?
The windiest day measured in Murmashi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Murmashi?
The warmest month in Murmashi is July (13.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Murmashi?
Murmashi receives on average 541 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Murmashi?
Murmashi 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 Murmashi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Murmashi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Murmashi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Murmashi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Murmashi?
In Murmashi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.4 °C on 9 July 1972, and the lowest was -51.2 °C on 27 January 1999.
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