Barguzin climate — normals and trends
Barguzin (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.7 °C and it receives 483 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Barguzin averages 240 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Barguzin has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 244 to 236 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 25 June 2025) and the coldest -50.7 °C (on 3 February 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
BarguzinBuryatiya Republic
- coords
- 53.62°, 109.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.7°C
Average daily high
3.0°C
Average daily low
-8.5°C
Annual rainfall
483mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
41.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
240 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.7 °C
25 June 2025
Coldest day
-50.7 °C
3 February 2001
Wettest day
61 mm
16 September 1993
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
10 August 1975
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
16 December 1971
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
4 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-55.7 °C
3 February 2001
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
18 April 1948
Sunniest day
16.4 h
20 June 1941
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 | -14.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -14.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 14 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | -2.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 24 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 7.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 34 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -51 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 155 mm | +70 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 114 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 1.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 48 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | -4.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 51 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -15.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barguzin?
Barguzin has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.7 °C and it receives 483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barguzin?
The hottest day measured in Barguzin between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barguzin?
The coldest day measured in Barguzin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2001, at -50.7 °C.
Does it snow in Barguzin?
Yes. Barguzin gets on average 114.4 cm of snow per year and has around 240 frost days.
Has the climate of Barguzin warmed?
Yes: Barguzin warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barguzin?
The wettest day measured in Barguzin between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1993, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barguzin?
The windiest day measured in Barguzin between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barguzin?
The warmest month in Barguzin is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Barguzin?
Barguzin receives on average 483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barguzin?
Barguzin gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barguzin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barguzin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1948, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barguzin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Barguzin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barguzin?
In Barguzin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 4 July 2024, and the lowest was -55.7 °C on 3 February 2001.
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