Pokrovsk climate — normals and trends
Pokrovsk (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -8.0 °C and it receives 256 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-36.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pokrovsk averages 232 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Pokrovsk has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 23 July 1988) and the coldest -57.7 °C (on 6 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
PokrovskSakha
- coords
- 61.48°, 129.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-8.0°C
Average daily high
-3.3°C
Average daily low
-13.0°C
Annual rainfall
256mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
55.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
232 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.9 cm
Average feels-like high
-6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-16.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
37.1 °C
23 July 1988
Coldest day
-57.7 °C
6 January 1987
Wettest day
42 mm
21 August 2006
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
5 October 1979
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
5 October 1979
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
13 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-63.0 °C
6 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
2 May 1970
Sunniest day
19.0 h
21 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -28.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -22.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | -12.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 4.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 33 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 51 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 38 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 11.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | -4.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | -21.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -38.2 °C | -5.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pokrovsk?
Pokrovsk has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -8.0 °C and it receives 256 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pokrovsk?
The hottest day measured in Pokrovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1988, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pokrovsk?
The coldest day measured in Pokrovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1987, at -57.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pokrovsk?
Yes. Pokrovsk gets on average 51.9 cm of snow per year and has around 232 frost days.
Has the climate of Pokrovsk warmed?
Yes: Pokrovsk warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pokrovsk?
The wettest day measured in Pokrovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2006, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pokrovsk?
The windiest day measured in Pokrovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1979, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pokrovsk?
The warmest month in Pokrovsk is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-36.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pokrovsk?
Pokrovsk receives on average 256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pokrovsk?
Pokrovsk gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pokrovsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pokrovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1970, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pokrovsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pokrovsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pokrovsk?
In Pokrovsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 13 July 1948, and the lowest was -63.0 °C on 6 January 1987.
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