Vozhega climate — normals and trends
Vozhega (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 705 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vozhega averages 187 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Vozhega has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 198 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -47.5 °C (on 16 January 1940).
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
VozhegaVologda Oblast
- coords
- 60.47°, 40.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.3°C
Average daily high
5.7°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
705mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
169.6 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
34.8 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-47.5 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
22 June 1959
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
13 May 2000
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
13 September 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.3 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
4 October 1969
Sunniest day
18.1 h
17 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 | -1.7 °C | +7.8 °C | 90 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 53 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 6.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 70 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 85 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 67 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 133 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 6.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 94 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | -2.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vozhega?
Vozhega has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 705 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vozhega?
The hottest day measured in Vozhega between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vozhega?
The coldest day measured in Vozhega between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -47.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vozhega?
Yes. Vozhega gets on average 169.6 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Vozhega warmed?
Yes: Vozhega warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vozhega?
The wettest day measured in Vozhega between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1959, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vozhega?
The windiest day measured in Vozhega between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 2000, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vozhega?
The warmest month in Vozhega is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Vozhega?
Vozhega receives on average 705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vozhega?
Vozhega 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 Vozhega?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vozhega between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1969, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vozhega?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vozhega.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vozhega?
In Vozhega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -52.3 °C on 16 January 1940.
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