Darasun climate — normals and trends
Darasun (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.9 °C and it receives 392 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Darasun averages 226 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Darasun has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -49.6 °C (on 4 January 1951).
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
DarasunZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 51.66°, 113.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.9°C
Average daily high
4.4°C
Average daily low
-8.1°C
Annual rainfall
392mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
44.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.6 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 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
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
37.7 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-49.6 °C
4 January 1951
Wettest day
65 mm
1 July 2025
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
30 April 1961
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
30 April 1961
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-54.7 °C
4 January 1951
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
3 May 1980
Sunniest day
15.7 h
21 June 1944
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 | -16.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -13.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -0.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 176 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 129 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 93 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 2.4 °C | -2.8 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | -4.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -17.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darasun?
Darasun has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.9 °C and it receives 392 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darasun?
The hottest day measured in Darasun between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darasun?
The coldest day measured in Darasun between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1951, at -49.6 °C.
Does it snow in Darasun?
Yes. Darasun gets on average 41.6 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Darasun warmed?
Yes: Darasun warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darasun?
The wettest day measured in Darasun between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darasun?
The windiest day measured in Darasun between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1961, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darasun?
The warmest month in Darasun is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Darasun?
Darasun receives on average 392 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darasun?
Darasun 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 Darasun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Darasun between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1980, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Darasun?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Darasun.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darasun?
In Darasun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -54.7 °C on 4 January 1951.
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