Vysokiy climate — normals and trends
Vysokiy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 518 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 (13.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vysokiy averages 215 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Vysokiy has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 226 to 204 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -41.2 °C (on 27 January 1999).
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
VysokiyMurmansk
- coords
- 68.14°, 33.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.5°C
Average daily high
2.3°C
Average daily low
-3.6°C
Annual rainfall
518mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
215 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
160.1 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
30.7 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-41.2 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
43 mm
31 August 1971
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
16 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
30.8 °C
31 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-46.1 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
14 May 2020
Sunniest day
23.1 h
29 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 49 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | -3.2 °C | +6.5 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | -1.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 40 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 0.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 8.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 56 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 115 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 13.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 73 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 5.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 63 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | -2.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -4.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vysokiy?
Vysokiy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 518 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vysokiy?
The hottest day measured in Vysokiy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vysokiy?
The coldest day measured in Vysokiy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -41.2 °C.
Does it snow in Vysokiy?
Yes. Vysokiy gets on average 160.1 cm of snow per year and has around 215 frost days.
Has the climate of Vysokiy warmed?
Yes: Vysokiy warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vysokiy?
The wettest day measured in Vysokiy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1971, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vysokiy?
The windiest day measured in Vysokiy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vysokiy?
The warmest month in Vysokiy is July (13.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vysokiy?
Vysokiy receives on average 518 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vysokiy?
Vysokiy gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vysokiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vysokiy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2020, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vysokiy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vysokiy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vysokiy?
In Vysokiy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.8 °C on 31 July 2025, and the lowest was -46.1 °C on 27 January 1999.
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