Verkhovazh'ye climate — normals and trends
Verkhovazh'ye (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 642 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Verkhovazh'ye averages 188 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Verkhovazh'ye 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 35.2 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -44.8 °C (on 10 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
Verkhovazh'yeVologda Oblast
- coords
- 60.75°, 42.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
151.4 cm
Average feels-like high
2.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 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 = 0.37 · 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
35.2 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-44.8 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
48 mm
27 August 1986
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
2 June 1962
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
13 November 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
17 April 1986
Sunniest day
18.1 h
26 June 2023
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 | +8.0 °C | 77 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 78 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 96 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 64 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 125 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 89 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verkhovazh'ye?
Verkhovazh'ye has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verkhovazh'ye?
The hottest day measured in Verkhovazh'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verkhovazh'ye?
The coldest day measured in Verkhovazh'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -44.8 °C.
Does it snow in Verkhovazh'ye?
Yes. Verkhovazh'ye gets on average 151.4 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Verkhovazh'ye warmed?
Yes: Verkhovazh'ye warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verkhovazh'ye?
The wettest day measured in Verkhovazh'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1986, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verkhovazh'ye?
The windiest day measured in Verkhovazh'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1962, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verkhovazh'ye?
The warmest month in Verkhovazh'ye is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Verkhovazh'ye?
Verkhovazh'ye receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verkhovazh'ye?
Verkhovazh'ye 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 Verkhovazh'ye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verkhovazh'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1986, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verkhovazh'ye?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Verkhovazh'ye.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verkhovazh'ye?
In Verkhovazh'ye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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