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Norilsk, Russia climate
Dfc Subarctic
Norilsk has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Subarctic, Köppen Dfc). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 60°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −24°F at night. Around 32 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in August (3.7 inches) and easing off in February (1.7 inches). Snowfall is heavy (142 inches of snow per year on average). At latitude 69°N, day length swings from 0.0 hours in midwinter to 24.0 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Norilsk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | −13 | −10 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 17 | −4 | −10 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −19 | −16 | −2 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 54 | 49 | 36 | 12 | −9 | −16 |
| Avg low (°F) | −24 | −22 | −10 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 7 | −14 | −21 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | 14.0 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 3.5 | — | 0.2 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 18.5 | 16.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | −13 | −10 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −19 | −16 | −2 | 11 | 26 | 45 |
| Avg low (°F) | −24 | −22 | −10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 14.0 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 60 | 55 | 41 | 17 | −4 | −10 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 54 | 49 | 36 | 12 | −9 | −16 |
| Avg low (°F) | 48 | 44 | 32 | 7 | −14 | −21 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | 0.2 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 18.5 | 16.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 6 | — | 1 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | 1 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 58 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 86 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 58 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.