Gorniy climate — normals and trends
Gorniy (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.2 °C and it receives 377 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gorniy averages 227 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Gorniy has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -44.7 °C (on 31 January 1977).
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
GorniyZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 51.55°, 113.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.2°C
Average daily high
5.0°C
Average daily low
-7.2°C
Annual rainfall
377mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
41.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
227 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.7 cm
Average feels-like high
1.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.2 °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
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.2 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-44.7 °C
31 January 1977
Wettest day
57 mm
1 July 2025
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
9 September 1977
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
17 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.9 °C
31 January 1977
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
17 September 2005
Sunniest day
15.6 h
21 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -13.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -11.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 0.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 11.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 158 mm | +63 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 145 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 2.7 °C | -2.8 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | -3.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 26 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gorniy?
Gorniy has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.2 °C and it receives 377 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gorniy?
The hottest day measured in Gorniy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gorniy?
The coldest day measured in Gorniy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1977, at -44.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gorniy?
Yes. Gorniy gets on average 44.7 cm of snow per year and has around 227 frost days.
Has the climate of Gorniy warmed?
Yes: Gorniy warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gorniy?
The wettest day measured in Gorniy between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gorniy?
The windiest day measured in Gorniy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1977, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gorniy?
The warmest month in Gorniy is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gorniy?
Gorniy receives on average 377 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gorniy?
Gorniy 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 Gorniy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gorniy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2005, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gorniy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gorniy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gorniy?
In Gorniy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -49.9 °C on 31 January 1977.
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