Climate
Kotelny Island has a harsh arctic climate, with temperatures only reaching above freezing briefly in the short summer months.
| Climate data for Kotelny Island | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −26.2 (−15.2) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−17 (1.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−24 (−11.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −29.8 (−21.6) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−9 (15.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−22 (−7.6) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −32.2 (−26.0) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−30 (−22.0) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.9 (−48.8) |
−49.9 (−57.8) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−46.2 (−51.2) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−6 (21.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−45 (−49.0) |
−49.9 (−57.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.256) |
5.9 (0.232) |
6.9 (0.272) |
7.8 (0.307) |
10.5 (0.413) |
17.9 (0.705) |
29.6 (1.165) |
24.9 (0.98) |
21.2 (0.835) |
15.7 (0.618) |
7.7 (0.303) |
7.5 (0.295) |
162.0 (6.378) |
| % humidity | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 86 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Avg. snowy days | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 199 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 0.0 | 7.4 | 143.6 | 272.7 | 202.8 | 174.3 | 177.2 | 106.6 | 39.4 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.1 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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