Overview
- Only May, June and August ran below the 1991–2020 norm, while January, March and November were exceptionally warm by +6.2°C, +5.0°C and +4.2°C respectively.
- January set a record with a mean of −0.02°C and contributed to 19 date-specific warmth records across the year, according to MSU’s observatory.
- The city saw unusual snow behavior with a full melt by 19 January and a stable cover forming only on 22 December, as the annual high reached 34.5°C on 11 July and the low was −16.2°C on 24 December.
- Forecasters at the Meteo center expect New Year’s night temperatures of −40…−45°C in parts of Magadan region and eastern and northeastern Yakutia, with −48°C possible in Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon.
- Regional services project snow and subzero conditions for the Ural and Northwestern districts, and AANII reports Antarctica’s Vostok station hit −81.3°C on 9 July, the coldest day there in 2025.