Climate
Vologda's climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Winter is long and cold but not severe and lasts for five months. Spring and autumn are cool, summer is warm, the coldest months are December and January, the warmest month is July. Rain is most frequent in the summer and autumn.
- Mean-annual temperature: +2.8 °C (37.04 °F)
- Mean-annual speed of wind: 3.5 m/s
- Mean-annual humidity of air: 80%
| Climate data for Vologda | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−6 (21.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−1 (30.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.1 (−52.8) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−45.2 (−49.4) |
−47.1 (−52.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.38) |
28 (1.1) |
26 (1.02) |
31 (1.22) |
41 (1.61) |
67 (2.64) |
74 (2.91) |
76 (2.99) |
57 (2.24) |
50 (1.97) |
42 (1.65) |
38 (1.5) |
565 (22.24) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
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