Sovetskaya Gavan' climate — normals and trends
Sovetskaya Gavan' (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 766 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 August (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sovetskaya Gavan' averages 174 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Sovetskaya Gavan' has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 179 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.5 °C (on 23 July 2025) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 12 January 1979).
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
Sovetskaya Gavan'Khabarovsk
- coords
- 48.97°, 140.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.3°C
Average daily high
3.7°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
766mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
23.6km/h
Seasonal range
32.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
173.4 cm
Average feels-like high
0.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
25.5 °C
23 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
12 January 1979
Wettest day
80 mm
21 August 2009
Windiest day
74.5 km/h
8 November 1995
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
12 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
28.0 °C
9 August 2005
Coldest feels-like
-39.0 °C
12 January 1979
Snowiest day
35.8 cm
25 November 1988
Sunniest day
15.4 h
22 June 1954
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 | -8.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 54 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 52 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | -2.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 3.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 8.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 75 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 120 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 70 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 8.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 83 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | -0.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -9.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sovetskaya Gavan'?
Sovetskaya Gavan' has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 766 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The hottest day measured in Sovetskaya Gavan' between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2025, reaching 25.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The coldest day measured in Sovetskaya Gavan' between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1979, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
Yes. Sovetskaya Gavan' gets on average 173.4 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Sovetskaya Gavan' warmed?
Yes: Sovetskaya Gavan' warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The wettest day measured in Sovetskaya Gavan' between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2009, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The windiest day measured in Sovetskaya Gavan' between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1995, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The warmest month in Sovetskaya Gavan' is August (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
Sovetskaya Gavan' receives on average 766 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
Sovetskaya Gavan' 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 Sovetskaya Gavan'?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sovetskaya Gavan' between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1988, with 35.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sovetskaya Gavan'.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sovetskaya Gavan'?
In Sovetskaya Gavan', between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.0 °C on 9 August 2005, and the lowest was -39.0 °C on 12 January 1979.
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