Chernyshevsk climate — normals and trends
Chernyshevsk (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.0 °C and it receives 388 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-26.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chernyshevsk averages 222 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Chernyshevsk has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -51.2 °C (on 22 January 2023).
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
ChernyshevskZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 52.52°, 117.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.0°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-8.1°C
Annual rainfall
388mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
46.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
222 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.4 cm
Average feels-like high
0.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
39.4 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.2 °C
22 January 2023
Wettest day
55 mm
4 August 1976
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
28 March 1971
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
17 June 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-56.7 °C
22 January 2023
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
2 May 2002
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 June 2025
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 | -16.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -13.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | -1.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 137 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 129 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 2.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 30 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | -5.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 18 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -19.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chernyshevsk?
Chernyshevsk has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.0 °C and it receives 388 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chernyshevsk?
The hottest day measured in Chernyshevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chernyshevsk?
The coldest day measured in Chernyshevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2023, at -51.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chernyshevsk?
Yes. Chernyshevsk gets on average 39.4 cm of snow per year and has around 222 frost days.
Has the climate of Chernyshevsk warmed?
Yes: Chernyshevsk warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chernyshevsk?
The wettest day measured in Chernyshevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1976, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chernyshevsk?
The windiest day measured in Chernyshevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1971, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chernyshevsk?
The warmest month in Chernyshevsk is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-26.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chernyshevsk?
Chernyshevsk receives on average 388 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chernyshevsk?
Chernyshevsk gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chernyshevsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chernyshevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2002, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chernyshevsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chernyshevsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chernyshevsk?
In Chernyshevsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -56.7 °C on 22 January 2023.
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