Zaozërsk climate — normals and trends
Zaozërsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.5 °C and it receives 553 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 (11.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zaozërsk averages 200 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Zaozërsk has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 215 to 185 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -37.2 °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
ZaozërskMurmansk
- coords
- 69.40°, 32.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.5°C
Average daily high
3.0°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
553mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
200 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
173.8 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
31.5 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-37.2 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
53 mm
21 June 1977
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
3 January 1993
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
3 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-42.8 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
23.2 h
15 June 1940
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 | -5.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -0.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 31 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 0.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 1.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 87 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 8.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 11.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 16.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 93 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 14.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 97 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 6.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | -1.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -2.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zaozërsk?
Zaozërsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.5 °C and it receives 553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zaozërsk?
The hottest day measured in Zaozërsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zaozërsk?
The coldest day measured in Zaozërsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -37.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zaozërsk?
Yes. Zaozërsk gets on average 173.8 cm of snow per year and has around 200 frost days.
Has the climate of Zaozërsk warmed?
Yes: Zaozërsk warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zaozërsk?
The wettest day measured in Zaozërsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zaozërsk?
The windiest day measured in Zaozërsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1993, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zaozërsk?
The warmest month in Zaozërsk is July (11.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Zaozërsk?
Zaozërsk receives on average 553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zaozërsk?
Zaozërsk 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 Zaozërsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zaozërsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zaozërsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zaozërsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zaozërsk?
In Zaozërsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 9 July 1972, and the lowest was -42.8 °C on 27 January 1999.
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