Arkhara climate — normals and trends
Arkhara (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 710 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Arkhara averages 193 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Arkhara has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 25 June 2010) and the coldest -45.6 °C (on 13 January 1980).
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
ArkharaAmur Oblast
- coords
- 49.42°, 130.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.3°C
Average daily high
5.9°C
Average daily low
-5.0°C
Annual rainfall
710mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
46.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.1 cm
Average feels-like high
3.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
38.4 °C
25 June 2010
Coldest day
-45.6 °C
13 January 1980
Wettest day
86 mm
27 July 1962
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
20 April 1998
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.5 °C
13 January 1980
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
26 October 2014
Sunniest day
15.3 h
16 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -17.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -10.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | -2.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 19 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 61 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 131 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 148 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 94 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 121 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 6.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | -3.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -17.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arkhara?
Arkhara has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 710 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arkhara?
The hottest day measured in Arkhara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arkhara?
The coldest day measured in Arkhara between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1980, at -45.6 °C.
Does it snow in Arkhara?
Yes. Arkhara gets on average 55.1 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Arkhara warmed?
Yes: Arkhara warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arkhara?
The wettest day measured in Arkhara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1962, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arkhara?
The windiest day measured in Arkhara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arkhara?
The warmest month in Arkhara is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Arkhara?
Arkhara receives on average 710 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arkhara?
Arkhara gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arkhara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arkhara between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2014, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arkhara?
Yes: Arkhara has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arkhara?
In Arkhara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -50.5 °C on 13 January 1980.
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