Weather in Sakha

Calculated from weather data of Yakutsk Airport (UEEE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-37.7	-37.1	-43.2	-35.6	-44.6	-31.6
February	-29.5	-31.3	-32.8	-27.5	-30.6	-26.8
March	-12.9	-12.0	-11.0	-12.4	-12.0	-11.5
April	2.2		0.6	1.3	-2.9	3.3
May	13.4		12.1	12.0	14.9	14.3
June	24.5		23.6	25.8	26.1	24.8
July	26.3		25.6	28.8	26.8	26.3
August	21.7		22.8	20.1	23.1	21.0
September	12.1		10.4	9.1	13.5	16.5
October	-2.3		-1.5	-1.1	-1.7	-3.2
November	-21.0		-19.3	-24.1	-19.6	-17.6
December	-37.3		-37.3	-40.3	-37.6	-38.0
Average	-7.5	-27.5	-4.3	-3.9	-3.1	-2.6

76th highest temperature of Russia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-43.6	-43	-48	-40	-49	-37
February	-38.2	-40	-40	-37	-38	-35
March	-26.8	-26	-25	-25	-27	-25
April	-10.9		-11	-9	-13	-8
May	2.1		1	2	3	3
June	11.8		12	13	12	12
July	14.0		14	17	15	15
August	10.4		10	11	12	7
September	1.9		1	2	2	3
October	-9.9		-7	-6	-7	-12
November	-29.5		-28	-32	-26	-25
December	-42.3		-41	-45	-43	-42
Average	-17.8	-37.9	-14.6	-12.7	-14.8	-13.9

1st lowest temperature of Russia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	9	14	16	10
25 °C or warmer	0	38	42	49	43
20 °C or warmer	0	74	74	83	80
0 °C or colder	91	229	221	222	224

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	22.8	24	6	25	7	42
February	22.7	20	30	20	20	27
March	12.6	14	20	4	14	13
April	8.1		12	8	12	3
May	4.2		3	5	4	5
June	2.5		9	2	1	1
July	2.6		4	1	3	3
August	4.7		3	5	4	2
September	8.9		8	13	8	2
October	25.4		28	27	29	19
November	31.5		34	38	17	47
December	21.7		21	31	22	25
Average	12.8	18.6	12.8	11.4	10.2	12.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.7	4	3	3	1	5
February	5.3	5	6	5	6	5
March	8.5	9	11	6	11	9
April	11.6		11	10	12	14
May	13.7		14	15	12	13
June	10.9		12	12	11	10
July	10.6		12	10	11	11
August	9.9		10	11	11	10
September	11.7		13	15	11	9
October	9.6		11	12	10	9
November	6.8		9	6	6	8
December	4.5		6	5	5	3
Average	9.1	6.3	10.4	9.9	9.7	9.5

76th highest wind speed of Russia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	N	N	NE	N	N
February	N	N	NE	NW	N
March	N	NW	NE	W	W
April		NW	N	NW	NW
May		NW	NW	NE	N
June		NW	NW	SE	E
July		NW	SE	NW	E
August		SE	W	S	N
September		NW	W	N	SW
October		W	W	W	W
November		NW	NW	NW	W
December		NW	N	N	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Sakha weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Sakha?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 26 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Sakha?

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of -37 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Sakha?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in November with a probability of around 31.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Sakha?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 2.6 %.