Salym climate — normals and trends
Salym (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.8 °C and it receives 567 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Salym averages 207 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Salym has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 214 to 200 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 3 August 2020) and the coldest -51.3 °C (on 25 December 1958).
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
SalymKhanty-Mansia
- coords
- 60.06°, 71.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.8°C
Average daily high
3.1°C
Average daily low
-4.9°C
Annual rainfall
567mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
37.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
207 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
140.6 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
34.9 °C
3 August 2020
Coldest day
-51.3 °C
25 December 1958
Wettest day
61 mm
10 August 1991
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
25 September 1985
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
29 May 1975
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
25 June 1949
Coldest feels-like
-56.2 °C
25 December 1958
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
10 June 1970
Sunniest day
18.0 h
19 June 1945
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 | -9.1 °C | +6.9 °C | 51 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | -7.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | -0.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 5.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 13.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 95 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 45 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 134 mm | +58 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 31 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 3.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | -4.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -13.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 43 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salym?
Salym has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.8 °C and it receives 567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salym?
The hottest day measured in Salym between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2020, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salym?
The coldest day measured in Salym between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1958, at -51.3 °C.
Does it snow in Salym?
Yes. Salym gets on average 140.6 cm of snow per year and has around 207 frost days.
Has the climate of Salym warmed?
Yes: Salym warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salym?
The wettest day measured in Salym between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1991, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salym?
The windiest day measured in Salym between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1985, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salym?
The warmest month in Salym is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Salym?
Salym receives on average 567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salym?
Salym gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Salym?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salym between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1970, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Salym?
Yes: Salym has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salym?
In Salym, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 25 June 1949, and the lowest was -56.2 °C on 25 December 1958.
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