Gornyak climate — normals and trends
Gornyak (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.3 °C and it receives 475 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gornyak averages 181 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Gornyak has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -47.4 °C (on 7 January 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
GornyakAltai Krai
- coords
- 51.00°, 81.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.3°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
475mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
36.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
41.3 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-47.4 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
41 mm
14 July 1981
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
23 January 1979
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
6 May 1945
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-53.0 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
9 February 1998
Sunniest day
15.4 h
24 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 | -5.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 47 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -7.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +6.5 °C | 35 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 64 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 91 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 7.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 2.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -5.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 61 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gornyak?
Gornyak has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.3 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gornyak?
The hottest day measured in Gornyak between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gornyak?
The coldest day measured in Gornyak between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -47.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gornyak?
Yes. Gornyak gets on average 126.0 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Gornyak warmed?
Yes: Gornyak warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gornyak?
The wettest day measured in Gornyak between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1981, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gornyak?
The windiest day measured in Gornyak between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1979, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gornyak?
The warmest month in Gornyak is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gornyak?
Gornyak receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gornyak?
Gornyak gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gornyak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gornyak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1998, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gornyak?
Yes: Gornyak has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gornyak?
In Gornyak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -53.0 °C on 7 January 2001.
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