Chita climate — normals and trends
Chita (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 376 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chita averages 229 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Chita has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -51.8 °C (on 4 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
ChitaZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 52.04°, 113.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.3°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-8.6°C
Annual rainfall
376mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
44.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
229 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.0 cm
Average feels-like high
0.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
37.9 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.8 °C
4 February 2001
Wettest day
93 mm
1 July 2025
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
30 April 1961
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
17 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-56.8 °C
4 February 2001
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
3 May 1980
Sunniest day
15.8 h
19 June 1972
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 | -16.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | -13.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -0.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 10.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 201 mm | +103 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 129 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 83 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 2.1 °C | -2.8 °C | 23 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | -4.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -17.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chita?
Chita has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 376 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chita?
The hottest day measured in Chita between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chita?
The coldest day measured in Chita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at -51.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chita?
Yes. Chita gets on average 41.0 cm of snow per year and has around 229 frost days.
Has the climate of Chita warmed?
Yes: Chita warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chita?
The wettest day measured in Chita between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chita?
The windiest day measured in Chita between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1961, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chita?
The warmest month in Chita is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chita?
Chita receives on average 376 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chita?
Chita gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chita?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chita between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1980, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chita?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chita.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chita?
In Chita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -56.8 °C on 4 February 2001.
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