Purpe climate — normals and trends
Purpe (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -5.5 °C and it receives 531 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Purpe averages 238 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Purpe has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 246 to 230 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 4 July 2023) and the coldest -55.7 °C (on 12 January 2006).
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
PurpeYamalo-Nenets
- coords
- 64.48°, 76.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-5.5°C
Average daily high
-2.0°C
Average daily low
-9.4°C
Annual rainfall
531mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
25.4km/h
Seasonal range
40.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
238 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
159.3 cm
Average feels-like high
-6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
32.2 °C
4 July 2023
Coldest day
-55.7 °C
12 January 2006
Wettest day
47 mm
22 August 1994
Windiest day
94.1 km/h
22 March 2016
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
22 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
9 July 1969
Coldest feels-like
-61.4 °C
12 January 2006
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
11 May 1990
Sunniest day
20.0 h
16 June 1940
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 | -16.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 55 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | -12.8 °C | +6.6 °C | 25 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | -6.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 24 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | -2.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 2.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 50 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 73 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 54 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 0.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | -12.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -19.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 39 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Purpe?
Purpe has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -5.5 °C and it receives 531 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Purpe?
The hottest day measured in Purpe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2023, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Purpe?
The coldest day measured in Purpe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2006, at -55.7 °C.
Does it snow in Purpe?
Yes. Purpe gets on average 159.3 cm of snow per year and has around 238 frost days.
Has the climate of Purpe warmed?
Yes: Purpe warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Purpe?
The wettest day measured in Purpe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1994, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Purpe?
The windiest day measured in Purpe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2016, with winds reaching 94.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Purpe?
The warmest month in Purpe is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Purpe?
Purpe receives on average 531 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Purpe?
Purpe gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Purpe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Purpe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1990, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Purpe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Purpe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Purpe?
In Purpe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 9 July 1969, and the lowest was -61.4 °C on 12 January 2006.
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