Climate winter in Moscow may begin later than usual in 2026

In 2026, climate winter in Moscow may begin later than usual due to global warming. The head of the department of meteorology and climate of the Central Administration for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Nikolai Tereshonok, warned the residents of the capital about the atypical weather, his words are reported by TASS.

Climate winter occurs when the average daily air temperature drops below zero. This usually happens in Moscow in mid-November, the climatologist noted. However, climate change is pushing the onset of winter to a later date.

“It is possible that winter this year may be late,” Tereshonok emphasized. The specialist recalled that in 2025 the climatic winter in Moscow began on December 13, and in 2019 - on December 26, almost a month later than the calendar one.