Pechora climate — normals and trends
Pechora (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 642 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 (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Pechora averages 225 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Pechora has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 235 to 215 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 4 July 1974) and the coldest -51.2 °C (on 28 January 1973).
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
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- coords
- 65.15°, 57.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.3°C
Average daily high
1.0°C
Average daily low
-6.1°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
5.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
33.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
225 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
208.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
34.2 °C
4 July 1974
Coldest day
-51.2 °C
28 January 1973
Wettest day
47 mm
6 September 1956
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
26 December 1948
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
19 January 1970
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
9 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-56.3 °C
28 January 1973
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
6 September 1956
Sunniest day
20.4 h
16 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.0 °C | +5.6 °C | 66 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | -9.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 36 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | -1.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 52 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 0.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 8.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 16.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 101 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 17.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 72 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 13.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 4.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | -3.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 82 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | -15.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pechora?
Pechora has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pechora?
The hottest day measured in Pechora between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pechora?
The coldest day measured in Pechora between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1973, at -51.2 °C.
Does it snow in Pechora?
Yes. Pechora gets on average 208.7 cm of snow per year and has around 225 frost days.
Has the climate of Pechora warmed?
Yes: Pechora warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pechora?
The wettest day measured in Pechora between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1956, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pechora?
The windiest day measured in Pechora between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1948, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pechora?
The warmest month in Pechora is July (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pechora?
Pechora receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pechora?
Pechora gets on average 5.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,117 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pechora?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pechora between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1956, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pechora?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pechora.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pechora?
In Pechora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 9 July 2020, and the lowest was -56.3 °C on 28 January 1973.
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