Ak-Dovurak climate — normals and trends
Ak-Dovurak (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 226 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ak-Dovurak averages 217 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Ak-Dovurak 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 223 to 211 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 1 August 2008) and the coldest -43.6 °C (on 7 January 2001).
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
Ak-DovurakRepublic of Tyva
- coords
- 51.18°, 90.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.2°C
Average daily high
6.0°C
Average daily low
-6.4°C
Annual rainfall
226mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
38.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
217 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.5 cm
Average feels-like high
2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
35.6 °C
1 August 2008
Coldest day
-43.6 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
38 mm
25 July 2003
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
24 April 1984
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
24 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
16 July 1992
Coldest feels-like
-49.0 °C
28 January 1969
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
4 April 2005
Sunniest day
16.0 h
7 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 | -11.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 44 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 2.7 °C | -3.1 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | -10.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ak-Dovurak?
Ak-Dovurak has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 226 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ak-Dovurak?
The hottest day measured in Ak-Dovurak between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2008, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ak-Dovurak?
The coldest day measured in Ak-Dovurak between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -43.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ak-Dovurak?
Yes. Ak-Dovurak gets on average 33.5 cm of snow per year and has around 217 frost days.
Has the climate of Ak-Dovurak warmed?
Yes: Ak-Dovurak warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ak-Dovurak?
The wettest day measured in Ak-Dovurak between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2003, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ak-Dovurak?
The windiest day measured in Ak-Dovurak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1984, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ak-Dovurak?
The warmest month in Ak-Dovurak is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ak-Dovurak?
Ak-Dovurak receives on average 226 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ak-Dovurak?
Ak-Dovurak gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ak-Dovurak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ak-Dovurak between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2005, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ak-Dovurak?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ak-Dovurak.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ak-Dovurak?
In Ak-Dovurak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 16 July 1992, and the lowest was -49.0 °C on 28 January 1969.
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