Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Moscow, Russia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Moscow, Russia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2010-08-07; its coldest fell to -40°C on 1987-01-08.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
2°C2007-01-11
-33°C1987-01-08
1°C2005-01-09
-40°C1987-01-08
February
2°C1989-02-08
-24°C1994-02-11
0°C1990-02-22
-35°C1994-02-12
March
16°C2014-03-25
-17°C1987-03-02
3°C1983-03-31
-30°C1987-03-03
April
23°C2000-04-25
-6°C1998-04-02
11°C2025-04-19
-19°C1998-04-03
May
30°C2007-05-29
3°C1999-05-03
18°C2007-05-31
-5°C1999-05-09
June
33°C2021-06-23
8°C1983-06-23
21°C2021-06-25
0°C2008-06-08
July
34°C2010-07-24
11°C2009-07-05
21°C2011-07-26
6°C1986-07-02
August
35°C2010-08-07
10°C1990-08-27
23°C2010-08-07
3°C1989-08-29
September
28°C2002-09-01
0°C1993-09-30
16°C2004-09-02
-5°C1996-09-29
October
22°C1999-10-05
-6°C2014-10-23
12°C1999-10-08
-14°C2014-10-23
November
13°C2013-11-06
-25°C1998-11-30
9°C2013-11-06
-36°C1984-11-29
December
6°C2009-12-03
-30°C1997-12-15
3°C2009-12-03
-35°C1997-12-15

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
6°C2009-12-03
-33°C1987-01-08
3°C2009-12-03
-40°C1987-01-08
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2007-05-29
-17°C1987-03-02
18°C2007-05-31
-30°C1987-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2010-08-07
8°C1983-06-23
23°C2010-08-07
0°C2008-06-08
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2002-09-01
-25°C1998-11-30
16°C2004-09-02
-36°C1984-11-29

All-time records

The most extreme value Moscow has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2010-08-07
Lowest -33°C 1987-01-08

Low

Highest 23°C 2010-08-07
Lowest -40°C 1987-01-08

Feels-like

Highest 47°C 2010-08-07
Lowest -55°C 1987-01-12

Humidity

Highest 19.4 g/m³ 1991-06-29
Lowest 0.2 g/m³ 1987-01-08

Wind

Highest 61 km/h 2020-03-13
Lowest 4 km/h 1993-04-24

Precip

Wettest 59 mm 2020-05-29
Driest 23-day dry spell 2026-03-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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