Atkarsk climate — normals and trends
Atkarsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 527 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 (-10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Atkarsk averages 160 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Atkarsk has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 147 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -40.9 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
AtkarskSaratov Oblast
- coords
- 51.88°, 45.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
527mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
31.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
160 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-40.9 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
27 June 1985
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.0 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
22 February 1999
Sunniest day
16.0 h
10 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 | -0.7 °C | +7.1 °C | 40 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -6.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +8.0 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 77 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 59 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | +6.4 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -2.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 39 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atkarsk?
Atkarsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 527 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atkarsk?
The hottest day measured in Atkarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atkarsk?
The coldest day measured in Atkarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -40.9 °C.
Does it snow in Atkarsk?
Yes. Atkarsk gets on average 122.0 cm of snow per year and has around 160 frost days.
Has the climate of Atkarsk warmed?
Yes: Atkarsk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atkarsk?
The wettest day measured in Atkarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1985, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atkarsk?
The windiest day measured in Atkarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atkarsk?
The warmest month in Atkarsk is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Atkarsk?
Atkarsk receives on average 527 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atkarsk?
Atkarsk gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Atkarsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Atkarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1999, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Atkarsk?
Yes: Atkarsk has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atkarsk?
In Atkarsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.0 °C on 22 January 1942.
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