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Verkhoyansk, Russia climate

Dfd Extremely cold subarctic

Verkhoyansk has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Extremely cold subarctic, Köppen Dfd). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −48°C at night. Precipitation totals about 186 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 34 mm while April barely receives 4 mm. At latitude 68°N, day length swings from 0.0 hours in midwinter to 24.0 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers
Mild
Highs near 23°C in July.
About 2 days a year above 32 °C
❄️ Winters
Bitterly cold
Lows near −48°C in January.
About 254 freezing nights a year
🌧️ Rain
Very dry
About 186 mm of rain a year.
Wettest in July
⛅ Sky & trend
Partly cloudy
A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.
+1.0 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures TEMPERATURE °C -40°-20°0°20° PRECIPITATION (mm) 02040 JanAprJulOct

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER) 0h2h5h8h10h J: ~1.4 hours of sun/dayF: ~4.5 hours of sun/dayM: ~6.9 hours of sun/dayA: ~7.8 hours of sun/dayM: ~6.4 hours of sun/dayJ: ~8.3 hours of sun/dayJ: ~7.3 hours of sun/dayA: ~5.6 hours of sun/dayS: ~3.6 hours of sun/dayO: ~2.7 hours of sun/dayN: ~1.8 hours of sun/dayD: ~0.0 hours of sun/day JFMAMJJASOND Sun hours per day (est.)

Verkhoyansk climate normals (1991–2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)−42−37−19−2102123199−9−30−40
Avg temp (°C)−45−42−28−1141417123−13−34−43
Avg low (°C)−48−46−37−20−27106−2−18−37−46
Precipitation (mm)6554163034292216116
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Avg high (°C)−42−37−19−21021
Avg temp (°C)−45−42−28−11414
Avg low (°C)−48−46−37−20−27
Precipitation (mm)65541630
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)23199−9−30−40
Avg temp (°C)17123−13−34−43
Avg low (°C)106−2−18−37−46
Precipitation (mm)34292216116

How often — frequency of weather events

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Days with measurable rain (days)10964610109811129
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)—————0.520.1————
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)302831292020.3420312930
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Days with measurable rain (days)10964610
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)—————0.5
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)30283129202
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Days with measurable rain (days)109811129
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)20.1————
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)0.3420312930

Sky & atmosphere

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)463838496766666772695746
Relative humidity (%)979797968374747886929797
Wind speed (m/s)1.11.11.21.20.90.50.50.40.50.80.91.1
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Cloud cover (%)463838496766
Relative humidity (%)979797968374
Wind speed (m/s)1.11.11.21.20.90.5
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)666772695746
Relative humidity (%)747886929797
Wind speed (m/s)0.50.40.50.80.91.1
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Verhojansk, a weather station, about 1 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.

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