Plesetsk climate — normals and trends
Plesetsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 633 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Plesetsk averages 193 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Plesetsk has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 204 to 182 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 9 August 2010) and the coldest -45.8 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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
PlesetskArkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 62.71°, 40.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.7°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
156.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
34.3 °C
9 August 2010
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
51 mm
23 June 2014
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
12 May 2000
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
2 June 1962
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.9 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
12 May 2000
Sunniest day
19.0 h
25 June 2023
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 | -3.7 °C | +6.4 °C | 78 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 64 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 6.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 81 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 28 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 6.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 0.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 62 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -2.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 56 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plesetsk?
Plesetsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plesetsk?
The hottest day measured in Plesetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2010, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plesetsk?
The coldest day measured in Plesetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Plesetsk?
Yes. Plesetsk gets on average 156.1 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Plesetsk warmed?
Yes: Plesetsk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plesetsk?
The wettest day measured in Plesetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2014, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plesetsk?
The windiest day measured in Plesetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2000, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plesetsk?
The warmest month in Plesetsk is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Plesetsk?
Plesetsk receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plesetsk?
Plesetsk gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Plesetsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plesetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2000, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plesetsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Plesetsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plesetsk?
In Plesetsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -50.9 °C on 12 January 1987.
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