Verkhniy Tagil climate — normals and trends
Verkhniy Tagil (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 588 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 (-15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Verkhniy Tagil averages 196 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Verkhniy Tagil 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 206 to 186 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 16 July 2020) and the coldest -45.8 °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
Verkhniy TagilSverdlovsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.37°, 59.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.3°C
Average daily high
5.3°C
Average daily low
-2.8°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
196 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 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
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.4 °C
16 July 2020
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
55 mm
5 June 2012
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
6 June 1995
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
19 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
15 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-51.9 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
26.1 cm
17 May 1981
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 1955
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 | -5.1 °C | +7.0 °C | 37 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 2.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 27 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 82 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 99 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 14.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 7.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -7.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verkhniy Tagil?
Verkhniy Tagil has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verkhniy Tagil?
The hottest day measured in Verkhniy Tagil between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2020, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verkhniy Tagil?
The coldest day measured in Verkhniy Tagil between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Verkhniy Tagil?
Yes. Verkhniy Tagil gets on average 126.5 cm of snow per year and has around 196 frost days.
Has the climate of Verkhniy Tagil warmed?
Yes: Verkhniy Tagil warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verkhniy Tagil?
The wettest day measured in Verkhniy Tagil between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2012, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verkhniy Tagil?
The windiest day measured in Verkhniy Tagil between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1995, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verkhniy Tagil?
The warmest month in Verkhniy Tagil is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Verkhniy Tagil?
Verkhniy Tagil receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verkhniy Tagil?
Verkhniy Tagil gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Verkhniy Tagil?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verkhniy Tagil between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1981, with 26.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verkhniy Tagil?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Verkhniy Tagil.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verkhniy Tagil?
In Verkhniy Tagil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 15 July 1947, and the lowest was -51.9 °C on 31 December 1978.
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