Achinsk climate — normals and trends
Achinsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 537 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Achinsk averages 204 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Achinsk has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 214 to 194 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 3 July 1986) and the coldest -49.2 °C (on 2 February 1977).
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
AchinskKrasnoyarsk Krai
- coords
- 56.27°, 90.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.4°C
Average daily high
4.7°C
Average daily low
-4.2°C
Annual rainfall
537mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
35.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
204 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
141.4 cm
Average feels-like high
1.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
34.6 °C
3 July 1986
Coldest day
-49.2 °C
2 February 1977
Wettest day
44 mm
18 August 1979
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
12 December 1952
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
18 April 2019
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-54.2 °C
2 February 1977
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
11 May 1964
Sunniest day
16.6 h
22 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -7.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 24 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 21 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 63 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 49 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 126 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 3.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 79 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | -9.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Achinsk?
Achinsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 537 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Achinsk?
The hottest day measured in Achinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1986, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Achinsk?
The coldest day measured in Achinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1977, at -49.2 °C.
Does it snow in Achinsk?
Yes. Achinsk gets on average 141.4 cm of snow per year and has around 204 frost days.
Has the climate of Achinsk warmed?
Yes: Achinsk warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Achinsk?
The wettest day measured in Achinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1979, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Achinsk?
The windiest day measured in Achinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1952, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Achinsk?
The warmest month in Achinsk is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Achinsk?
Achinsk receives on average 537 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Achinsk?
Achinsk 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 Achinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Achinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1964, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Achinsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Achinsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Achinsk?
In Achinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 21 July 2002, and the lowest was -54.2 °C on 2 February 1977.
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