Weather in Murmansk

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• Winter
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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• In Murmansk, temperatures show a significant seasonal variation, with the coldest months being January (-14.1°C min, -7.9°C max) and December (-11.5°C min, -6.2°C max), and the warmest in July (10.4°C min, 18.6°C max)

• The transition to milder temperatures starts in May, with a notable increase in July and August, before temperatures drop again in the fall and winter months

• Overall, the city experiences a brief summer period with temperatures reaching above 10°C, highlighting its subarctic climate.

Conditions

• In Murmansk, sun hours are notably low throughout the winter months, with January having the least at just 0.2 hours.

• Interestingly, summer months like August show a significant increase in sun hours, peaking at 3.1 hours, while precipitation levels remain fairly consistent with a slight uptick in the late spring and summer months.

Astronomy

• In Murmansk, the longest day length occurs in August, with a maximum of 17 hours and 43 minutes of daylight, highlighting the city's significant summer solstice when the sun barely dips below the horizon.

• Conversely, June presents unique patterns with the latest sunrise at 12:00 PM and a complete absence of darkness, resulting in a 24-hour day, while the earliest sunset occurs at 12:00 PM as well, illustrating the extreme daylight variation across the seasons in this Arctic location.