In the endless territory of Asian Russia, the climate is characterized by frigid winters: in fact, the coldest inhabited places in the world are found here. The northernmost belt has an arctic or subarctic climate, while the eastern coasts have a cold maritime climate.

The climate in West Siberia (Omsk, or Novosibirsk) is several degrees warmer than in the East (Irkutsk, or Chita) where in the north an extreme winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dfd, Dwd, or Dsd) prevails. But summer temperatures in other regions can reach +38 °C (100 °F).

In the following table, we can see the temperature by month in Siberia*. The coldest month is January, with an average of -21.1 °C (-6 °F). The warmest month is July, with an average of 16.8 °C (62.2 °F).

Siberia is one of the cooler regions in Russia, with an average daily high temperature of 2 degrees. The climate is predominantly frosty cold and in the winter months the mercury does not even reach the positive range.

The whole vast territory of Siberia lies in three climatic zones: Arctic, subarctic and temperate. All of Siberia is divided into two main parts: Western Siberia and Eastern Siberia. The territory of Western Siberia is practically closed from the influence of Atlantic air …

Siberia generally has a cold, continental climate with long, chilly winters and short, scorching summers. Although it can reach -40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the region, January, the coldest month of the year, has an average temperature of just -17 degrees Celsius.

The climate of Siberia has long, cold winters and short, cool summers. The average January temperature in Siberia is -20°C, while the average July temperature is +17°C.

Jul 3, 2019 · Most of Siberia's climate is subarctic and precipitation is low except for the Kamchatka Peninsula. The average January low temperature of Novosibirsk, Siberia's largest city, is -4˚F (-20˚C), while the average July high is 78˚F (26˚C).

Currently: 0 °F. Light snow. Clear. (Weather station: Bratsk / Irkutsk, Russia). See more current weather. Bratsk / Irkutsk is 259 miles from Siberia, so the actual climate in Siberia can vary a bit. Based on weather reports collected during 1992–2021. Annual precip. Weather by CustomWeather, © 2025. Need some help?

Moving deeper into the Siberia, the average is usually ‑15 to ‑25 C. It is not unusual, for a number of isolated Northern areas of Russia, to experience the extremes of 40, 50 and even 60 degrees Celsius below zero for a few days or even weeks a season.