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Murmansk, Russia climate
Dfc Subarctic
Murmansk has a seasonal subarctic climate (Subarctic, Köppen Dfc). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 18°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −13°C at night. Around 519 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (66 mm) and easing off in February (24 mm). 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 · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMurmansk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | −2 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −9 | −5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −7 |
| Avg low (°C) | −13 | −12 | −8 | −3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | −6 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 55 | 66 | 65 | 54 | 56 | 35 | 37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −9 | −5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | −13 | −12 | −8 | −3 | 2 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | −2 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | −6 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 65 | 54 | 56 | 35 | 37 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 0.4 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 26 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 2 | 15 | 26 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 84 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 89 | 82 | 84 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 99 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 89 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 84 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 99 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Murmansk, 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.