Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, sits on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, at the boundary between Europe and Asia at approximately 56.84°N, 60.61°E. Its inland, northerly position gives it a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters — and an annual mean of only around 2°C.

Summer, from June to August, is warm and short, with July the warmest month — average highs around 24–25°C — though warm spells can occasionally exceed 30°C. It is the wettest season, with frequent showers and thunderstorms, and the long northern days bring welcome light after the winter darkness; the surrounding taiga turns green and lush.

Winter, from November to March, is long, cold and snowy, with January the coldest month — average highs around -9°C and lows near -16°C, and cold snaps driven by Siberian air that can plunge below -35°C. Snow covers the ground for five months or more, and daylight is short, though clear, brilliantly frosty days are common.

Yekaterinburg receives around 500–550 mm of precipitation a year, with a clear summer maximum from thunderstorms and light winter falls; a good share of the cold-season total falls as dry, powdery snow that lies frozen for months. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Yekaterinburg straddles the Urals, the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia, and its climate marks the transition too — harsher and more continental than European Russia, but milder than the Siberian interior. Its annual temperature swing spans nearly 60°C, from deep winter cold to warm summer afternoons.

To follow any single measurement in Yekaterinburg more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.