Usinsk climate — normals and trends
Usinsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 571 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 (14.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Usinsk averages 228 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Usinsk has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 239 to 217 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 10 July 1990) 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
UsinskKomi
- coords
- 66.01°, 57.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.9°C
Average daily high
0.4°C
Average daily low
-6.6°C
Annual rainfall
571mm
Sunshine / day
5.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
33.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
228 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
190.3 cm
Average feels-like high
-3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
10 July 1990
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
31 January 1967
Wettest day
46 mm
26 August 1976
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
26 December 1948
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
19 June 2021
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
10 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-55.4 °C
31 January 1967
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
1 November 2008
Sunniest day
21.0 h
28 June 1948
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 | -10.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 61 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | -9.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 30 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | -2.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 59 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | -0.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 52 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 7.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 15.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 17.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 80 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 80 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 13.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 4.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | -4.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 70 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | -15.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 52 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Usinsk?
Usinsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Usinsk?
The hottest day measured in Usinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1990, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Usinsk?
The coldest day measured in Usinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1967, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Usinsk?
Yes. Usinsk gets on average 190.3 cm of snow per year and has around 228 frost days.
Has the climate of Usinsk warmed?
Yes: Usinsk warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Usinsk?
The wettest day measured in Usinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1976, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Usinsk?
The windiest day measured in Usinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1948, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Usinsk?
The warmest month in Usinsk is July (14.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Usinsk?
Usinsk receives on average 571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Usinsk?
Usinsk gets on average 5.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,081 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Usinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Usinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2008, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Usinsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Usinsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Usinsk?
In Usinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 10 July 1990, and the lowest was -55.4 °C on 31 January 1967.
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