Zapolyarnyy climate — normals and trends
Zapolyarnyy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.3 °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 (12.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zapolyarnyy averages 213 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Zapolyarnyy 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 227 to 199 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 9 July 1972) and the coldest -39.5 °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
ZapolyarnyyMurmansk
- coords
- 69.43°, 30.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.3°C
Average daily high
2.5°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
553mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
213 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
173.6 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 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 = 0.29 · 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
32.2 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest day
-39.5 °C
27 January 1999
Wettest day
51 mm
13 July 2011
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
1 February 1993
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
10 March 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
9 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-45.3 °C
27 January 1999
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
21 June 1977
Sunniest day
24.0 h
8 July 1942
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 | -6.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +6.6 °C | 30 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | -0.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 41 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 0.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 81 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 8.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 12.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 17.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 118 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 13.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 97 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 5.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | -3.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 37 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -4.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zapolyarnyy?
Zapolyarnyy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zapolyarnyy?
The hottest day measured in Zapolyarnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1972, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zapolyarnyy?
The coldest day measured in Zapolyarnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1999, at -39.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zapolyarnyy?
Yes. Zapolyarnyy gets on average 173.6 cm of snow per year and has around 213 frost days.
Has the climate of Zapolyarnyy warmed?
Yes: Zapolyarnyy warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zapolyarnyy?
The wettest day measured in Zapolyarnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2011, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zapolyarnyy?
The windiest day measured in Zapolyarnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1993, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zapolyarnyy?
The warmest month in Zapolyarnyy is July (12.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zapolyarnyy?
Zapolyarnyy receives on average 553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zapolyarnyy?
Zapolyarnyy gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zapolyarnyy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zapolyarnyy between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1977, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zapolyarnyy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zapolyarnyy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zapolyarnyy?
In Zapolyarnyy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 9 July 1972, and the lowest was -45.3 °C on 27 January 1999.
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