Verkhnevilyuysk climate — normals and trends
Verkhnevilyuysk (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -8.1 °C and it receives 260 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-34.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Verkhnevilyuysk averages 237 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Verkhnevilyuysk has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 23 July 1947) and the coldest -59.7 °C (on 18 December 1993).
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
VerkhnevilyuyskSakha
- coords
- 63.45°, 120.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-8.1°C
Average daily high
-3.6°C
Average daily low
-12.9°C
Annual rainfall
260mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
52.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
237 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-17.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
35.5 °C
23 July 1947
Coldest day
-59.7 °C
18 December 1993
Wettest day
49 mm
10 July 1998
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
17 May 1990
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
17 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
31 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-64.5 °C
17 December 1993
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
3 May 1965
Sunniest day
20.0 h
22 June 1943
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 | -27.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 15 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -21.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 11 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | -12.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 2.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 34 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 9.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 45 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | -3.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | -21.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | -36.7 °C | -6.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verkhnevilyuysk?
Verkhnevilyuysk has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -8.1 °C and it receives 260 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The hottest day measured in Verkhnevilyuysk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1947, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The coldest day measured in Verkhnevilyuysk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1993, at -59.7 °C.
Does it snow in Verkhnevilyuysk?
Yes. Verkhnevilyuysk gets on average 65.4 cm of snow per year and has around 237 frost days.
Has the climate of Verkhnevilyuysk warmed?
Yes: Verkhnevilyuysk warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The wettest day measured in Verkhnevilyuysk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1998, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The windiest day measured in Verkhnevilyuysk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1990, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The warmest month in Verkhnevilyuysk is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-34.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Verkhnevilyuysk?
Verkhnevilyuysk receives on average 260 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verkhnevilyuysk?
Verkhnevilyuysk gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Verkhnevilyuysk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verkhnevilyuysk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1965, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verkhnevilyuysk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Verkhnevilyuysk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verkhnevilyuysk?
In Verkhnevilyuysk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 31 July 1954, and the lowest was -64.5 °C on 17 December 1993.
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