Susuman climate — normals and trends
Susuman (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -12.1 °C and it receives 404 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 (12.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-35.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Susuman averages 269 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Susuman has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 273 to 265 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 7 July 2022) and the coldest -55.5 °C (on 5 January 1954).
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
SusumanMagadan Oblast
- coords
- 62.78°, 148.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-12.1°C
Average daily high
-8.0°C
Average daily low
-16.6°C
Annual rainfall
404mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
48.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
269 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
112.1 cm
Average feels-like high
-11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-20.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
33.6 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest day
-55.5 °C
5 January 1954
Wettest day
46 mm
26 August 2016
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
15 April 2008
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
15 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
29 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-60.9 °C
5 January 1954
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
6 July 1979
Sunniest day
19.2 h
24 June 1943
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 | -35.7 °C | -3.2 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -18.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 1.2 °C | +7.8 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 11.5 °C | +6.8 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 66 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 122 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 15.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 115 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 8.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | -8.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | -26.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 14 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -24.5 °C | +7.5 °C | 44 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Susuman?
Susuman has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -12.1 °C and it receives 404 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Susuman?
The hottest day measured in Susuman between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2022, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Susuman?
The coldest day measured in Susuman between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1954, at -55.5 °C.
Does it snow in Susuman?
Yes. Susuman gets on average 112.1 cm of snow per year and has around 269 frost days.
Has the climate of Susuman warmed?
Yes: Susuman warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Susuman?
The wettest day measured in Susuman between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2016, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Susuman?
The windiest day measured in Susuman between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2008, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Susuman?
The warmest month in Susuman is July (12.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-35.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Susuman?
Susuman receives on average 404 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Susuman?
Susuman gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Susuman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Susuman between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1979, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Susuman?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Susuman.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Susuman?
In Susuman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 29 July 2011, and the lowest was -60.9 °C on 5 January 1954.
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