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Magadan, Russia climate
Dfc Subarctic
Magadan has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Subarctic, Köppen Dfc). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 15°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 584 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 102 mm while February barely receives 14 mm. At latitude 60°N, day length swings from 5.7 hours in midwinter to 18.3 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 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)Magadan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −13 | −12 | −8 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | −7 | −12 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −16 | −15 | −11 | −4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | −1 | −9 | −14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −18 | −18 | −14 | −7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | −3 | −12 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 52 | 66 | 102 | 84 | 75 | 61 | 27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −13 | −12 | −8 | −1 | 5 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −16 | −15 | −11 | −4 | 3 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −18 | −18 | −14 | −7 | 0 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | −7 | −12 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 8 | −1 | −9 | −14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 5 | −3 | −12 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 102 | 84 | 75 | 61 | 27 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 0.4 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 28 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 2 | 22 | 28 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 73 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 93 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19.2 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 21.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19.2 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 73 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 93 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 21.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Magadan, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.