Tazovsky climate — normals and trends
Tazovsky (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -7.8 °C and it receives 438 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tazovsky averages 249 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Tazovsky has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 256 to 242 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 15 July 1990) and the coldest -54.2 °C (on 11 January 1987).
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
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- coords
- 67.47°, 78.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-7.8°C
Average daily high
-4.7°C
Average daily low
-11.2°C
Annual rainfall
438mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
28.4km/h
Seasonal range
41.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
249 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
156.3 cm
Average feels-like high
-10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-17.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 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
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
33.8 °C
15 July 1990
Coldest day
-54.2 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
42 mm
10 July 1999
Windiest day
133.7 km/h
7 May 1940
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
9 May 1940
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
14 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-60.5 °C
11 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
11 April 2012
Sunniest day
22.7 h
17 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -20.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -16.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 37 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | -11.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | -7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 41 mm | +14 mm |
| May | -0.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 14.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 45 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 101 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +5.6 °C | 37 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 8.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | -1.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | -14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -22.9 °C | -3.0 °C | 27 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tazovsky?
Tazovsky has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -7.8 °C and it receives 438 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tazovsky?
The hottest day measured in Tazovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1990, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tazovsky?
The coldest day measured in Tazovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -54.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tazovsky?
Yes. Tazovsky gets on average 156.3 cm of snow per year and has around 249 frost days.
Has the climate of Tazovsky warmed?
Yes: Tazovsky warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tazovsky?
The wettest day measured in Tazovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1999, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tazovsky?
The windiest day measured in Tazovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1940, with winds reaching 133.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tazovsky?
The warmest month in Tazovsky is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tazovsky?
Tazovsky receives on average 438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tazovsky?
Tazovsky gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tazovsky?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tazovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2012, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tazovsky?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tazovsky.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tazovsky?
In Tazovsky, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 14 July 1990, and the lowest was -60.5 °C on 11 January 1987.
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