Ust'-Kulom climate — normals and trends
Ust'-Kulom (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 623 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ust'-Kulom averages 204 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Ust'-Kulom has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 211 to 197 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 9 July 1954) and the coldest -48.8 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
Ust'-KulomKomi
- coords
- 61.69°, 53.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.4°C
Average daily high
3.9°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
204 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
170.7 cm
Average feels-like high
0.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
35.1 °C
9 July 1954
Coldest day
-48.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
52 mm
20 July 1942
Windiest day
40.2 km/h
10 March 1943
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
25 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
9 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-54.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
9 October 2015
Sunniest day
19.0 h
16 June 1944
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 | -6.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 72 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | -6.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 1.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 4.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 63 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 14.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 90 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 31 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 76 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 14.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 26 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | -0.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 106 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | -10.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 63 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ust'-Kulom?
Ust'-Kulom has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ust'-Kulom?
The hottest day measured in Ust'-Kulom between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1954, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ust'-Kulom?
The coldest day measured in Ust'-Kulom between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ust'-Kulom?
Yes. Ust'-Kulom gets on average 170.7 cm of snow per year and has around 204 frost days.
Has the climate of Ust'-Kulom warmed?
Yes: Ust'-Kulom warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ust'-Kulom?
The wettest day measured in Ust'-Kulom between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1942, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ust'-Kulom?
The windiest day measured in Ust'-Kulom between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1943, with winds reaching 40.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ust'-Kulom?
The warmest month in Ust'-Kulom is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ust'-Kulom?
Ust'-Kulom receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ust'-Kulom?
Ust'-Kulom gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ust'-Kulom?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ust'-Kulom between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2015, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ust'-Kulom?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ust'-Kulom.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ust'-Kulom?
In Ust'-Kulom, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 9 July 1954, and the lowest was -54.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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