Perm climate — normals and trends
Perm (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 641 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Perm averages 183 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Perm has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -49.5 °C (on 31 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
PermPerm Krai
- coords
- 58.01°, 56.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
32.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
161.7 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-49.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
64 mm
13 June 1978
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
24 March 1971
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
24 June 1948
Coldest feels-like
-54.8 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
18 October 2014
Sunniest day
17.1 h
30 June 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.4 °C | +7.0 °C | 75 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | -5.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 73 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 61 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 2.0 °C | +5.6 °C | 88 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Perm?
Perm has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Perm?
The hottest day measured in Perm between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Perm?
The coldest day measured in Perm between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -49.5 °C.
Does it snow in Perm?
Yes. Perm gets on average 161.7 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Perm warmed?
Yes: Perm warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Perm?
The wettest day measured in Perm between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1978, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Perm?
The windiest day measured in Perm between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Perm?
The warmest month in Perm is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Perm?
Perm receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Perm?
Perm gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Perm?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Perm between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2014, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Perm?
Yes: Perm has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Perm?
In Perm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 24 June 1948, and the lowest was -54.8 °C on 31 December 1978.
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