Climate of Murmansk

Murmansk has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Murmansk is 3° degrees and there is about 284 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 145 days a year with an average humidity of 87% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -9°C and 18°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -15°C and 9°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 2°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 109 days and there is a total of approximately 284 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 119 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 988 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -9°C and 18°C
Warmest month:	18°C in July
Coldest month:	-9°C in January
Night temperature:	between -15°C and 9°C
Sea temperature:	between 2°C and 13°C
Dry days:	137 days
Days with rain:	109 days
Days with snow:	119 days
Total rain sum:	284 mm
Hours of sunshine:	988 hours

Climate of Murmansk
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Murmansk
The best travel time for Murmansk
Climate of Murmansk by month
Experiences with the weather of Murmansk

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Murmansk.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Murmansk.

Climate table of Murmansk

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Murmansk. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Murmansk might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-9	-8	-4	1	8	13	18	15	11	3	-2	-6
Night temp. (°C)	-15	-14	-11	-5	1	6	9	7	4	-1	-6	-11
Water temp. (°C)	3	3	2	3	6	11	13	13	12	9	7	6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	18	15	19	22	24	35	29	38	24	23	21	16
Days with rain	2	1	4	7	13	16	16	18	14	9	6	3
Days with snow	16	16	19	17	8	2	-	-	-	9	15	17
Dry days	13	11	8	6	10	12	15	13	16	13	9	11
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	1	2	3	3	4	0	2	8	5	3	1	0
Wind force (Bft)	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	3
UV-index	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1

Best time to visit Murmansk

The best time to visit Murmansk in Russia is July. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Murmansk is 18°C in July and the lowest is -9°C in January. The highest water temperature is 13°C and it does not get colder than 2°C.

Climate of Murmansk by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Murmansk? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January