Monthly Averages and Records For Moscow
The highest temperature ever recorded was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on July 29, 2010, and the lowest ever recorded was −42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) in January 1940. In 2007 three record highs for the month occurred – January + 8.6 °C (47.5 °F), March + 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and May + 33.2 °C (91.8 °F); in 2008, there were new record highs for December and the entire winter: + 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). On July 23, 2010, the temperature reached 36.7 °C (98.1 °F) and continued to set record highs each following day until it finally reached + 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on July 29, 2010. In November 2010 a new month record high of +14.5 °C (58.1 °F) occurred (after +12.6 in 1927).
Average annual temperature in Moscow is 5.8 °C (42.4 °F), but recently (2007, 2008) it has been higher than 7 °C (45 °F). In the first half of the 20th century, there was light night frost in late summer.
Monthly rainfall totals vary minimally throughout the year, although the precipitation levels tend to be higher during the summer than during the winter. Due to the significant variation in temperature between the winter and summer months as well as the limited fluctuation in precipitation levels during the summer, Moscow is considered to be within a continental climate zone.
Most of records and averages are given for VVC weather station, located in the North-Eastern administrative okrug of Moscow. The temperature from this station averages 0,5–1 °C lower than in the city center, and 0,5–2 °C higher than night minimums in the suburbs.
| Climate data for Moscow (period 2001-2011, Vnukovo airport) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
9.89 (49.81) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
6.35 (43.43) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.2 (36) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
2.82 (37.07) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37 | 65 | 142 | 213 | 274 | 299 | 323 | 242 | 171 | 89 | 33 | 14 | 1,902 |
| Source: www.weatheronline.co.uk
"www.weatheronline.co.uk". Retrieved 2011. |
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| Year of | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | Year of | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high (max t°C) | 2007 | 1989 | 2007 | 2012 | 2007 | 1901 | 2010 | 2010 | 1890 | 1915 | 2010 | 2008 | 2010 | high avg t°C | 2007 | 1990 | 2007 | 2000 | 1949 | 1841 | 2010 | 1839 | 1851 | 1967 | 1996 | 2006 | 2008 |
| Record low (min t°C) | 1940 | 1929 | 1913 | 1879 | 1885 | 1916 | 1886 | 1885 | 1881 | 1960 | 1890 | 1940 | 1940 | low avg t°C | 1893 | 1929 | 1917 | 1929 | 1918 | 1904 | 1904 | 1884 | 1993 | 1976 | 1908 | 1839 | 1888 |
| Climate data for Moscow (VVC) normals 1981–2010, records 1879 – the present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
28.9 (84) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3 (27) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1 (30) |
6.7 (44.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.2 (36) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44) |
−38.2 (−36.8) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−21 (−6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−16.1 (3) |
−32.8 (−27) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−42.2 (−44) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.05) |
41 (1.61) |
35 (1.38) |
37 (1.46) |
49 (1.93) |
80 (3.15) |
85 (3.35) |
82 (3.23) |
68 (2.68) |
71 (2.8) |
55 (2.17) |
52 (2.05) |
707 (27.86) |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 105.5 |
| Avg. snowy days | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 72.2 |
| % humidity | 83 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 76.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33 | 72 | 128 | 170 | 265 | 279 | 271 | 238 | 147 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 1,731 |
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| Climate data for Moscow (VVC) normals 1961–1990, records 1879–the present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
1.1 (34) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
8.9 (48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.2 (28) |
5.8 (42.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.1 (52) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.1 (21) |
5.0 (41) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−11.1 (12) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44) |
−38.2 (−36.8) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−21 (−6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−16.1 (3) |
−32.8 (−27) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−42.2 (−44) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.05) |
41 (1.61) |
35 (1.38) |
37 (1.46) |
51 (2.01) |
80 (3.15) |
85 (3.35) |
82 (3.23) |
68 (2.68) |
71 (2.8) |
54 (2.13) |
51 (2.01) |
713 (28.07) |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 105.5 |
| Avg. snowy days | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 72.2 |
| % humidity | 83 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33 | 72 | 128 | 170 | 265 | 279 | 271 | 238 | 147 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 1,731 |
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| Climate data for Moscow, records since 1948 (VVC weather st. only) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
28.9 (84) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.9 (93) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.1 (−36.6) |
−35.2 (−31.4) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−5.0 (23) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−16.1 (3) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−38.1 (−36.6) |
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