Velsk climate — normals and trends
Velsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 636 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Velsk averages 188 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Velsk has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 199 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -44.6 °C (on 12 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
VelskArkhangelskaya oblast
- coords
- 61.07°, 42.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
5.7°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
636mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
29.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
146.5 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-44.6 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
50 mm
27 August 1986
Windiest day
38.8 km/h
2 June 1962
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
2 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
23.4 cm
17 April 1986
Sunniest day
18.1 h
29 June 2024
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 | -1.9 °C | +7.9 °C | 77 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | -4.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 40 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 6.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 73 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 101 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 46 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 112 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 85 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | -2.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 51 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Velsk?
Velsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 636 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Velsk?
The hottest day measured in Velsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Velsk?
The coldest day measured in Velsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -44.6 °C.
Does it snow in Velsk?
Yes. Velsk gets on average 146.5 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Velsk warmed?
Yes: Velsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Velsk?
The wettest day measured in Velsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1986, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Velsk?
The windiest day measured in Velsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1962, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Velsk?
The warmest month in Velsk is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Velsk?
Velsk receives on average 636 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Velsk?
Velsk gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Velsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Velsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1986, with 23.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Velsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Velsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Velsk?
In Velsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 12 January 1987.
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