Olenegorsk climate — normals and trends
Olenegorsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 514 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 (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Olenegorsk averages 213 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Olenegorsk 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 224 to 202 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -42.3 °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
OlenegorskMurmansk
- coords
- 68.14°, 33.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.4°C
Average daily high
2.4°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
213 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
154.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
30.7 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-42.3 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
40 mm
31 August 1971
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
16 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
30.9 °C
31 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-48.0 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
22.9 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
23.2 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 | -8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +6.6 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | -1.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 1.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 62 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 8.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 12.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 56 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 17.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 114 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 13.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 74 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 5.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 63 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | -2.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | -4.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Olenegorsk?
Olenegorsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Olenegorsk?
The hottest day measured in Olenegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Olenegorsk?
The coldest day measured in Olenegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -42.3 °C.
Does it snow in Olenegorsk?
Yes. Olenegorsk gets on average 154.0 cm of snow per year and has around 213 frost days.
Has the climate of Olenegorsk warmed?
Yes: Olenegorsk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Olenegorsk?
The wettest day measured in Olenegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1971, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Olenegorsk?
The windiest day measured in Olenegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Olenegorsk?
The warmest month in Olenegorsk is July (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Olenegorsk?
Olenegorsk receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Olenegorsk?
Olenegorsk gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Olenegorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Olenegorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 22.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Olenegorsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Olenegorsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Olenegorsk?
In Olenegorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.9 °C on 31 July 2025, and the lowest was -48.0 °C on 27 January 1999.
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