Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dikson features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -22 °C (-8 °F) and 10 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-42 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 458 mm (18.0 inches) and receives 111 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dikson enjoys an average of 2103 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 0 hours 0 minutes to 24 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dikson are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 4 to 10 °C (40 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -22 to -21 °C (-8 - -5 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dikson experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 240 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Mean maximum | -6°C (22°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average high | -19°C (-2°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -18°C (-0°F) |
Daily mean | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-12°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -23°C (-10°F) |
Mean minimum | -38°C (-36°F) | -37°C (-34°F) | -33°C (-28°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -35°C (-31°F) |
Minimum | -41°C (-42°F) | -41°C (-41°F) | -38°C (-37°F) | -34°C (-29°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -36°C (-32°F) | -38°C (-36°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dikson, Krasnoyarskiy, Russian Federation with other places around the world.
Dikson usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dikson are January, April and May. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) | 29 (1.1) | 32 (1.2) | 27 (1.1) | 24 (0.9) | 45 (1.8) | 34 (1.3) | 69 (2.7) | 52 (2.0) | 55 (2.2) | 36 (1.4) | 30 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Dikson are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dikson: January, November and December receive an average of 0 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 0 | 45 | 173 | 279 | 353 | 398 | 359 | 252 | 169 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 0h 0m | 7h 48m | 11h 39m | 17h 37m | 23h 54m | 24h 0m | 24h 0m | 20h 25m | 13h 34m | 7h 59m | 3h 9m | 0h 0m |
Dikson experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 4 - 4, which corresponds to the Moderate category of sun exposure.January, October and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dikson UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |