Shenkursk climate — normals and trends
Shenkursk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 598 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shenkursk averages 187 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Shenkursk 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 198 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -45.2 °C (on 30 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
ShenkurskArkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 62.11°, 42.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
598mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
144.8 cm
Average feels-like high
2.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
35.2 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-45.2 °C
30 December 1978
Wettest day
55 mm
19 July 2022
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
2 June 1962
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
2 June 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.5 °C
30 December 1978
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
17 April 1986
Sunniest day
18.3 h
15 June 2025
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 | -2.9 °C | +7.4 °C | 77 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 17 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 50 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 6.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 67 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 7.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 0.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 71 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | -3.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 55 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shenkursk?
Shenkursk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 598 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shenkursk?
The hottest day measured in Shenkursk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shenkursk?
The coldest day measured in Shenkursk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1978, at -45.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shenkursk?
Yes. Shenkursk gets on average 144.8 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Shenkursk warmed?
Yes: Shenkursk warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shenkursk?
The wettest day measured in Shenkursk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shenkursk?
The windiest day measured in Shenkursk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1962, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shenkursk?
The warmest month in Shenkursk is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shenkursk?
Shenkursk receives on average 598 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shenkursk?
Shenkursk gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shenkursk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shenkursk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1986, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shenkursk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shenkursk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shenkursk?
In Shenkursk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -50.5 °C on 30 December 1978.
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