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Monthly climate in Yakutsk, Russian Federation

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yakutsk features a subarctic climate (Dfd).Temperatures typically range between -38 °C (-36 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -54 °C (-65 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 276 mm (10.9 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yakutsk enjoys an average of 2971 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 15 minutes to 19 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Yakutsk, Russian Federation §

The warmest months in Yakutsk are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 20 °C (61 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -38 to -32 °C (-36 - -25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yakutsk experiences 34 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 213 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Yakutsk, 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 -16°C
(3°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Mean maximum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -15°C
(4°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)
Average high -34°C
(-29°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -10°C
(13°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -35°C
(-31°F)
Daily mean -37°C
(-35°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -38°C
(-36°F)
Average low -41°C
(-41°F)		 -37°C
(-33°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -40°C
(-40°F)
Mean minimum -50°C
(-58°F)		 -45°C
(-49°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -39°C
(-37°F)		 -49°C
(-55°F)
Minimum -54°C
(-65°F)		 -48°C
(-54°F)		 -41°C
(-41°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -43°C
(-44°F)		 -50°C
(-59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yakutsk, Russian Federation §

Yakutsk usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yakutsk are January, February and December. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Yakutsk, 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) 9 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 24 (1.0) 20 (0.8) 40 (1.6) 53 (2.1) 40 (1.6) 25 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 3 5 6 4 7 9 7 8 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Yakutsk, Russian Federation §

The sunniest months in Yakutsk are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yakutsk: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Yakutsk, 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 88 181 272 314 355 427 373 317 238 155 140 107
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 11m 8h 50m 11h 48m 14h 50m 17h 45m 19h 34m 18h 36m 15h 52m 12h 53m 9h 54m 7h 1m 5h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Yakutsk, Russian Federation §

Yakutsk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November 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 Yakutsk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yakutsk, 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 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 1