Sosnogorsk climate — normals and trends
Sosnogorsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.6 °C and it receives 588 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 (-17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sosnogorsk averages 213 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Sosnogorsk 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 220 to 206 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -50.0 °C (on 31 January 1967).
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
SosnogorskKomi
- coords
- 63.60°, 53.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.6°C
Average daily high
3.0°C
Average daily low
-4.5°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
33.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
213 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
166.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
35.7 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
31 January 1967
Wettest day
47 mm
6 August 1965
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
11 May 1984
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
24 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
8 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-54.8 °C
31 January 1967
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
12 April 2008
Sunniest day
19.0 h
9 June 2022
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 | -7.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 68 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | -6.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 22 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 0.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 23 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 2.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 57 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 12.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 5.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | -0.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 84 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | -12.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 47 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sosnogorsk?
Sosnogorsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.6 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sosnogorsk?
The hottest day measured in Sosnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2010, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sosnogorsk?
The coldest day measured in Sosnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1967, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sosnogorsk?
Yes. Sosnogorsk gets on average 166.7 cm of snow per year and has around 213 frost days.
Has the climate of Sosnogorsk warmed?
Yes: Sosnogorsk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sosnogorsk?
The wettest day measured in Sosnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1965, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sosnogorsk?
The windiest day measured in Sosnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1984, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sosnogorsk?
The warmest month in Sosnogorsk is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sosnogorsk?
Sosnogorsk receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sosnogorsk?
Sosnogorsk gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sosnogorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sosnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2008, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sosnogorsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sosnogorsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sosnogorsk?
In Sosnogorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 8 July 1954, and the lowest was -54.8 °C on 31 January 1967.
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