Achikulak climate — normals and trends
Achikulak (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 426 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Achikulak averages 91 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Achikulak has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 30 July 2011) and the coldest -32.0 °C (on 11 January 1940).
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
AchikulakStavropol Kray
- coords
- 44.55°, 44.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
426mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
43.6 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest day
-32.0 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
20 April 1995
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
5 March 2022
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
17 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
8 August 2007
Coldest feels-like
-37.6 °C
19 January 1972
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
7 March 1942
Sunniest day
14.3 h
28 June 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 | 6.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 26 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 73 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 37 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 75 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 55 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Achikulak?
Achikulak has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 426 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Achikulak?
The hottest day measured in Achikulak between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Achikulak?
The coldest day measured in Achikulak between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -32.0 °C.
Does it snow in Achikulak?
Yes. Achikulak gets on average 47.8 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Achikulak warmed?
Yes: Achikulak warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Achikulak?
The wettest day measured in Achikulak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1995, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Achikulak?
The windiest day measured in Achikulak between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2022, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Achikulak?
The warmest month in Achikulak is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Achikulak?
Achikulak receives on average 426 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Achikulak?
Achikulak gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Achikulak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Achikulak between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1942, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Achikulak?
Yes: Achikulak has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Achikulak?
In Achikulak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 8 August 2007, and the lowest was -37.6 °C on 19 January 1972.
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