Tobolsk climate — normals and trends
Tobolsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 537 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tobolsk averages 196 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Tobolsk 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 202 to 190 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 29 July 1952) and the coldest -50.1 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
TobolskTyumen Oblast
- coords
- 58.20°, 68.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.7°C
Average daily high
4.7°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
537mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
35.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
196 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.7 cm
Average feels-like high
1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
35.9 °C
29 July 1952
Coldest day
-50.1 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
52 mm
20 June 2023
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
1 June 1988
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
16 May 1985
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-55.1 °C
8 December 1968
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
7 April 2020
Sunniest day
17.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.0 °C | +6.3 °C | 40 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +6.9 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 0.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | +66 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 123 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 51 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 5.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | -0.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 44 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -10.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 50 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tobolsk?
Tobolsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 537 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tobolsk?
The hottest day measured in Tobolsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1952, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tobolsk?
The coldest day measured in Tobolsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -50.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tobolsk?
Yes. Tobolsk gets on average 124.7 cm of snow per year and has around 196 frost days.
Has the climate of Tobolsk warmed?
Yes: Tobolsk warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tobolsk?
The wettest day measured in Tobolsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2023, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tobolsk?
The windiest day measured in Tobolsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1988, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tobolsk?
The warmest month in Tobolsk is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tobolsk?
Tobolsk receives on average 537 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tobolsk?
Tobolsk gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tobolsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tobolsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2020, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tobolsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tobolsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tobolsk?
In Tobolsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was -55.1 °C on 8 December 1968.
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