Abakan climate — normals and trends
Abakan (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 374 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Abakan averages 193 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Abakan has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 201 to 185 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 16 June 1969) and the coldest -47.0 °C (on 10 January 1979).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbakanKhakasiya Republic
- coords
- 53.72°, 91.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.9°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
374mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
39.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.8 °C
16 June 1969
Coldest day
-47.0 °C
10 January 1979
Wettest day
56 mm
12 July 1972
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
19 November 2023
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
5 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-51.9 °C
10 January 1979
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
26 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -8.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 1.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 43 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 99 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 4.9 °C | -2.5 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 1.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 20 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -6.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abakan?
Abakan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 374 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abakan?
The hottest day measured in Abakan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1969, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abakan?
The coldest day measured in Abakan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1979, at -47.0 °C.
Does it snow in Abakan?
Yes. Abakan gets on average 60.7 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Abakan warmed?
Yes: Abakan warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abakan?
The wettest day measured in Abakan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1972, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abakan?
The windiest day measured in Abakan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abakan?
The warmest month in Abakan is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Abakan?
Abakan receives on average 374 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abakan?
Abakan gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abakan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abakan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2018, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abakan?
Yes: Abakan has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abakan?
In Abakan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 21 July 2002, and the lowest was -51.9 °C on 10 January 1979.
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