Novosibirsk climate — normals and trends
Novosibirsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 505 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Novosibirsk averages 193 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Novosibirsk has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 202 to 184 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 12 July 2014) and the coldest -46.1 °C (on 6 January 2001).
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
NovosibirskNovosibirsk Oblast
- coords
- 55.02°, 82.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.2°C
Average daily high
5.4°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
505mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
140.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
35.4 °C
12 July 2014
Coldest day
-46.1 °C
6 January 2001
Wettest day
42 mm
14 June 2018
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
9 April 1989
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
10 May 2013
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
22 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-51.1 °C
6 January 2001
Snowiest day
12.6 cm
24 December 1987
Sunniest day
17.0 h
11 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 | -7.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 36 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -6.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 1.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 54 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 54 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 111 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 3.3 °C | -2.6 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | -1.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 90 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | -8.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Novosibirsk?
The hottest day measured in Novosibirsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2014, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Novosibirsk?
The coldest day measured in Novosibirsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, at -46.1 °C.
Does it snow in Novosibirsk?
Yes. Novosibirsk gets on average 140.1 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Novosibirsk warmed?
Yes: Novosibirsk warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Novosibirsk?
The wettest day measured in Novosibirsk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2018, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Novosibirsk?
The windiest day measured in Novosibirsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1989, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Novosibirsk?
The warmest month in Novosibirsk is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk receives on average 505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Novosibirsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Novosibirsk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1987, with 12.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Novosibirsk?
Yes: Novosibirsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Novosibirsk?
In Novosibirsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 22 July 1953, and the lowest was -51.1 °C on 6 January 2001.
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