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Moscow weather, year by year

86 years of weather in Moscow, all ranked: 2025 was the warmest, 1941 the coldest, and 2025 came in at number 1 (+2.0 °C vs normal).

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 7.8 °C

vs normalvs normal +2.0 °C

RankRank 1/86

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The climate of Moscow

July is the warmest month (highs around 23.9 °C) and February the coldest (lows around -9.9 °C). About 609 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Moscow since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 1 of 86 (+2.0 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 7.8 °C · +2.0 °C vs normal · rank 1 of 86

Warmest years

120257.8 °C
220207.6 °C
320247.3 °C
420197.2 °C
520086.9 °C

Coldest years

119411.3 °C
219422.0 °C
319692.4 °C
419562.5 °C
519872.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	7.8 °C	11.3 °C	4.2 °C	700 mm	5 days	112 days	82 cm	152 days
2024	7.3 °C	11.4 °C	3.0 °C	643 mm	7 days	147 days	114 cm	113 days
2023	6.6 °C	10.3 °C	2.6 °C	754 mm	2 days	139 days	152 cm	139 days
2022	6.4 °C	10.0 °C	2.5 °C	698 mm	15 days	160 days	156 cm	141 days
2021	5.9 °C	9.6 °C	1.9 °C	687 mm	18 days	146 days	159 cm	133 days
2020	7.6 °C	11.1 °C	3.9 °C	636 mm	0 days	121 days	86 cm	138 days
2019	7.2 °C	10.8 °C	3.3 °C	571 mm	4 days	135 days	98 cm	128 days
2018	5.9 °C	10.0 °C	1.6 °C	460 mm	1 day	158 days	118 cm	93 days
2017	5.8 °C	9.2 °C	2.3 °C	640 mm	3 days	137 days	113 cm	129 days
2016	6.0 °C	9.4 °C	2.4 °C	696 mm	4 days	158 days	148 cm	116 days
2015	6.8 °C	10.5 °C	2.8 °C	528 mm	1 day	144 days	109 cm	116 days
2014	6.2 °C	10.3 °C	2.0 °C	406 mm	12 days	147 days	85 cm	90 days
2013	6.1 °C	9.6 °C	2.6 °C	742 mm	3 days	141 days	128 cm	130 days
2012	5.2 °C	8.9 °C	1.7 °C	770 mm	2 days	153 days	153 cm	137 days
2011	6.3 °C	9.8 °C	2.7 °C	511 mm	10 days	145 days	110 cm	111 days
2010	6.1 °C	10.2 °C	2.1 °C	544 mm	45 days	144 days	107 cm	113 days
2009	5.8 °C	9.4 °C	2.1 °C	612 mm	2 days	150 days	100 cm	131 days
2008	6.9 °C	10.3 °C	3.5 °C	656 mm	3 days	128 days	78 cm	128 days
2007	6.7 °C	10.4 °C	2.8 °C	574 mm	14 days	141 days	108 cm	117 days
2006	5.0 °C	8.6 °C	1.3 °C	582 mm	0 days	139 days	79 cm	122 days
2005	5.7 °C	9.5 °C	1.9 °C	600 mm	0 days	157 days	156 cm	113 days
2004	5.4 °C	8.9 °C	1.9 °C	704 mm	0 days	142 days	137 cm	141 days
2003	5.2 °C	8.8 °C	1.4 °C	599 mm	0 days	155 days	110 cm	115 days
2002	5.7 °C	9.7 °C	1.4 °C	489 mm	6 days	155 days	105 cm	111 days
2001	5.4 °C	9.1 °C	1.6 °C	671 mm	9 days	153 days	154 cm	136 days
2000	6.1 °C	9.6 °C	2.5 °C	654 mm	0 days	141 days	137 cm	132 days
1999	6.1 °C	9.9 °C	2.0 °C	586 mm	12 days	158 days	137 cm	126 days
1998	4.5 °C	8.1 °C	0.6 °C	783 mm	4 days	159 days	151 cm	141 days
1997	4.7 °C	8.2 °C	0.9 °C	588 mm	0 days	164 days	134 cm	128 days
1996	4.8 °C	8.7 °C	0.9 °C	589 mm	4 days	154 days	72 cm	114 days
1995	6.2 °C	9.9 °C	2.5 °C	543 mm	1 day	150 days	127 cm	111 days
1994	4.3 °C	7.8 °C	0.7 °C	638 mm	0 days	164 days	134 cm	122 days
1993	4.2 °C	7.6 °C	0.8 °C	680 mm	0 days	176 days	144 cm	129 days
1992	5.4 °C	8.9 °C	1.7 °C	559 mm	4 days	163 days	125 cm	128 days
1991	5.8 °C	9.2 °C	2.2 °C	655 mm	3 days	149 days	108 cm	127 days
1990	5.9 °C	9.0 °C	2.6 °C	754 mm	0 days	129 days	118 cm	146 days
1989	6.8 °C	10.3 °C	3.3 °C	713 mm	0 days	137 days	123 cm	134 days
1988	5.1 °C	8.6 °C	1.4 °C	606 mm	3 days	177 days	157 cm	134 days
1987	2.6 °C	6.2 °C	-1.2 °C	624 mm	0 days	186 days	118 cm	121 days
1986	4.3 °C	7.9 °C	0.6 °C	685 mm	1 day	167 days	112 cm	133 days
1985	3.5 °C	7.1 °C	-0.2 °C	730 mm	2 days	162 days	150 cm	143 days
1984	4.5 °C	8.2 °C	1.0 °C	634 mm	1 day	152 days	87 cm	127 days
1983	5.7 °C	9.2 °C	2.2 °C	715 mm	0 days	137 days	141 cm	128 days
1982	4.8 °C	8.1 °C	1.5 °C	746 mm	0 days	143 days	127 cm	133 days
1981	6.1 °C	9.6 °C	2.6 °C	717 mm	14 days	157 days	161 cm	132 days
1980	3.5 °C	6.9 °C	0.0 °C	767 mm	0 days	176 days	120 cm	137 days
1979	4.5 °C	8.1 °C	1.0 °C	664 mm	0 days	170 days	157 cm	119 days
1978	3.2 °C	6.6 °C	-0.3 °C	697 mm	0 days	172 days	95 cm	155 days
1977	4.5 °C	7.9 °C	1.0 °C	712 mm	2 days	162 days	160 cm	155 days
1976	2.6 °C	6.1 °C	-1.0 °C	756 mm	0 days	194 days	165 cm	160 days
1975	6.1 °C	9.9 °C	1.9 °C	550 mm	0 days	155 days	119 cm	128 days
1974	5.6 °C	9.0 °C	2.0 °C	655 mm	0 days	151 days	108 cm	132 days
1973	4.6 °C	8.1 °C	0.8 °C	795 mm	0 days	167 days	181 cm	158 days
1972	5.4 °C	9.3 °C	1.2 °C	569 mm	22 days	153 days	100 cm	119 days
1971	4.4 °C	7.8 °C	0.6 °C	783 mm	0 days	167 days	185 cm	156 days
1970	4.2 °C	7.8 °C	0.5 °C	776 mm	3 days	159 days	205 cm	160 days
1969	2.4 °C	6.3 °C	-1.6 °C	667 mm	0 days	161 days	101 cm	138 days
1968	3.7 °C	7.4 °C	-0.3 °C	718 mm	1 day	167 days	138 cm	136 days
1967	4.8 °C	8.6 °C	0.9 °C	545 mm	1 day	145 days	128 cm	128 days
1966	4.8 °C	8.3 °C	1.0 °C	716 mm	0 days	150 days	186 cm	157 days
1965	3.4 °C	6.8 °C	-0.1 °C	800 mm	0 days	170 days	156 cm	143 days
1964	4.4 °C	8.2 °C	0.4 °C	538 mm	1 day	158 days	133 cm	128 days
1963	3.3 °C	7.1 °C	-0.8 °C	547 mm	1 day	161 days	104 cm	108 days
1962	4.5 °C	7.9 °C	1.0 °C	822 mm	0 days	149 days	104 cm	151 days
1961	5.3 °C	8.6 °C	1.9 °C	624 mm	3 days	152 days	156 cm	141 days
1960	4.6 °C	7.8 °C	1.2 °C	691 mm	6 days	157 days	148 cm	143 days
1959	4.5 °C	7.8 °C	1.0 °C	563 mm	0 days	172 days	152 cm	138 days
1958	3.9 °C	7.4 °C	0.4 °C	667 mm	0 days	167 days	165 cm	153 days
1957	5.4 °C	8.7 °C	2.2 °C	701 mm	0 days	156 days	134 cm	154 days
1956	2.5 °C	6.0 °C	-0.8 °C	652 mm	2 days	175 days	114 cm	136 days
1955	3.8 °C	7.4 °C	0.2 °C	571 mm	0 days	169 days	181 cm	130 days
1954	4.1 °C	7.9 °C	0.4 °C	514 mm	11 days	156 days	82 cm	112 days
1953	4.2 °C	7.5 °C	1.0 °C	617 mm	0 days	158 days	57 cm	118 days
1952	4.3 °C	7.7 °C	0.9 °C	777 mm	1 day	170 days	189 cm	138 days
1951	4.3 °C	7.8 °C	0.7 °C	444 mm	5 days	154 days	76 cm	98 days
1950	3.9 °C	7.2 °C	0.7 °C	625 mm	0 days	156 days	79 cm	121 days
1949	5.3 °C	9.1 °C	1.7 °C	694 mm	0 days	167 days	130 cm	140 days
1948	5.2 °C	8.7 °C	1.8 °C	461 mm	8 days	164 days	83 cm	109 days
1947	4.0 °C	7.4 °C	0.3 °C	746 mm	0 days	174 days	190 cm	136 days
1946	4.0 °C	7.3 °C	0.4 °C	545 mm	3 days	193 days	105 cm	112 days
1945	3.1 °C	6.3 °C	-0.2 °C	589 mm	0 days	187 days	100 cm	137 days
1944	5.0 °C	8.2 °C	1.5 °C	417 mm	0 days	179 days	125 cm	97 days
1943	4.6 °C	8.0 °C	1.1 °C	493 mm	0 days	170 days	82 cm	113 days
1942	2.0 °C	5.6 °C	-1.6 °C	471 mm	0 days	178 days	84 cm	100 days
1941	1.3 °C	4.6 °C	-2.4 °C	523 mm	0 days	193 days	125 cm	124 days
1940	3.1 °C	6.6 °C	-0.6 °C	635 mm	0 days	171 days	114 cm	140 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Moscow: month by month, point by point.

First year2024

Second year2025

In Moscow, 2025 beats 2024 by 0.5 °C on mean temperature.

20242025Normal 1991–2020

4points2

7.3 °CWarmer7.8 °C
7 daysHot days5 days
147 daysFrost days112 days
643 mmWetter700 mm
114 cmSnowier82 cm
1,114 kWh/m²Sunnier1,004 kWh/m²

Records in Moscow

The most extreme days and years since 1940.

Hottest day

37.7 °C

July 28, 2010 estimate

Coldest night

-42.8 °C

January 17, 1940 estimate

Wettest day

63 mm

May 22, 1956 estimate

Snowiest day

20 cm

October 16, 1971 estimate

Strongest gust

95 km/h

March 13, 2020 estimate

Year records

Warmest20257.8 °C
Coldest19411.3 °C
Wettest1962822 mm
Driest2014406 mm

The weather on your birthday in Moscow

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Moscow vs another city

Compare with

Moscow is cooler than Chicago by 4.8 °C on average over the year. Moscow gets 384 mm less precipitation per year. In Moscow, no month is warmer.

MoscowChicagoBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Moscow?

Moscow averages 5.8 °C over the year. The warmest month is July, with highs around 23.9 °C; the coldest is February, with lows around -9.9 °C. About 609 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 122 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Moscow?

2025, at +2.0 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1941. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 1.

What is the wettest month in Moscow?

July gets the most precipitation and February the least. The wettest year was 1962, the driest 2014.

Is Moscow getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Moscow show a gap of +2.7 °C in mean temperature.

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