Aykhal climate — normals and trends
Aykhal (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -11.0 °C and it receives 366 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 (14.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-35.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Aykhal averages 262 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Aykhal has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 267 to 257 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 15 July 2011) and the coldest -60.4 °C (on 12 February 1979).
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
AykhalSakha
- coords
- 65.93°, 111.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-11.0°C
Average daily high
-7.0°C
Average daily low
-15.4°C
Annual rainfall
366mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
49.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
262 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-19.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
32.3 °C
15 July 2011
Coldest day
-60.4 °C
12 February 1979
Wettest day
54 mm
22 June 1951
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
26 May 1951
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
2 December 1993
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
28 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-65.6 °C
31 December 1958
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
27 May 2020
Sunniest day
21.3 h
18 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -28.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 12 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -22.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | -14.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | -3.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 5.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 80 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 72 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 3.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | -5.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | -23.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -35.0 °C | -5.3 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aykhal?
Aykhal has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -11.0 °C and it receives 366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aykhal?
The hottest day measured in Aykhal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2011, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aykhal?
The coldest day measured in Aykhal between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1979, at -60.4 °C.
Does it snow in Aykhal?
Yes. Aykhal gets on average 106.5 cm of snow per year and has around 262 frost days.
Has the climate of Aykhal warmed?
Yes: Aykhal warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aykhal?
The wettest day measured in Aykhal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1951, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aykhal?
The windiest day measured in Aykhal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1951, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aykhal?
The warmest month in Aykhal is July (14.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-35.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Aykhal?
Aykhal receives on average 366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aykhal?
Aykhal gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aykhal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aykhal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2020, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aykhal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Aykhal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aykhal?
In Aykhal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 28 July 2022, and the lowest was -65.6 °C on 31 December 1958.
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