Oktyabr'skiy climate — normals and trends
Oktyabr'skiy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 675 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Oktyabr'skiy averages 189 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Oktyabr'skiy has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 199 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -45.8 °C (on 30 December 1978).
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
Oktyabr'skiyArkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 61.09°, 43.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
5.5°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
189 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
165.0 cm
Average feels-like high
2.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.5 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
30 December 1978
Wettest day
60 mm
27 August 1986
Windiest day
39.2 km/h
14 March 1972
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
2 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-51.2 °C
30 December 1978
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
19 October 1982
Sunniest day
18.0 h
22 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 | -2.3 °C | +7.9 °C | 88 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 46 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 6.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 84 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 91 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 37 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 6.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 100 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | -3.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 62 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oktyabr'skiy?
Oktyabr'skiy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oktyabr'skiy?
The hottest day measured in Oktyabr'skiy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oktyabr'skiy?
The coldest day measured in Oktyabr'skiy between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1978, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Oktyabr'skiy?
Yes. Oktyabr'skiy gets on average 165.0 cm of snow per year and has around 189 frost days.
Has the climate of Oktyabr'skiy warmed?
Yes: Oktyabr'skiy warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oktyabr'skiy?
The wettest day measured in Oktyabr'skiy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1986, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oktyabr'skiy?
The windiest day measured in Oktyabr'skiy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1972, with winds reaching 39.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oktyabr'skiy?
The warmest month in Oktyabr'skiy is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Oktyabr'skiy?
Oktyabr'skiy receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oktyabr'skiy?
Oktyabr'skiy gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oktyabr'skiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oktyabr'skiy between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1982, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oktyabr'skiy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oktyabr'skiy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oktyabr'skiy?
In Oktyabr'skiy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -51.2 °C on 30 December 1978.
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