Zeya climate — normals and trends
Zeya (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.1 °C and it receives 619 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-27.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zeya averages 216 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Zeya has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 12 July 2004) and the coldest -48.2 °C (on 29 December 1952).
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
ZeyaAmur Oblast
- coords
- 53.74°, 127.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.1°C
Average daily high
1.8°C
Average daily low
-7.9°C
Annual rainfall
619mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
46.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
216 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.1 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
33.8 °C
12 July 2004
Coldest day
-48.2 °C
29 December 1952
Wettest day
76 mm
7 September 1999
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
26 March 1969
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
7 September 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
9 July 1949
Coldest feels-like
-53.0 °C
21 January 2023
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
29 April 1983
Sunniest day
16.8 h
22 June 1944
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 | -18.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | -7.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 26 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 6.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 204 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | -61 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 1.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | -10.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 27 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -21.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zeya?
Zeya has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.1 °C and it receives 619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zeya?
The hottest day measured in Zeya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2004, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zeya?
The coldest day measured in Zeya between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1952, at -48.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zeya?
Yes. Zeya gets on average 69.1 cm of snow per year and has around 216 frost days.
Has the climate of Zeya warmed?
Yes: Zeya warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zeya?
The wettest day measured in Zeya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1999, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zeya?
The windiest day measured in Zeya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1969, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zeya?
The warmest month in Zeya is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-27.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zeya?
Zeya receives on average 619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zeya?
Zeya gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zeya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zeya between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1983, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zeya?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zeya.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zeya?
In Zeya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 9 July 1949, and the lowest was -53.0 °C on 21 January 2023.
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