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Monthly climate in Murmansk, Russian Federation

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Murmansk features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (14 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -30 °C (-22 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 632 mm (24.9 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Murmansk enjoys an average of 2618 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 0 hours 0 minutes to 24 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Murmansk, Russian Federation §

The warmest months in Murmansk are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 15 °C (50 - 59 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (14 - 19 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Murmansk experiences 5 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 182 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Murmansk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Average high -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(14°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Average low -14°C
(8°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Mean minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -18°C
(1°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)
Minimum -30°C
(-21°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Murmansk, Russian Federation §

Murmansk usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 15 rainy days and 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Murmansk are January, February and December. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Murmansk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32 (1.2) 33 (1.3) 41 (1.6) 46 (1.8) 68 (2.7) 83 (3.3) 56 (2.2) 81 (3.2) 57 (2.3) 55 (2.2) 46 (1.8) 34 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 10 12 12 15 15 11 16 11 13 11 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Murmansk, Russian Federation §

The sunniest months in Murmansk are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Murmansk: January, November and December receive an average of 0 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Murmansk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 7 106 254 311 388 396 465 281 246 131 28 0
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 40m 7h 30m 11h 46m 16h 4m 21h 41m 24h 0m 23h 13m 17h 37m 13h 11m 9h 0m 7h 49m 0h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Murmansk, Russian Federation §

Murmansk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 4 - 5, which corresponds to the Moderate category of sun exposure.February, 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 Murmansk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Murmansk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 0