Kansk climate — normals and trends
Kansk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.1 °C and it receives 423 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kansk averages 209 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Kansk has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 216 to 202 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 21 July 2002) and the coldest -49.7 °C (on 14 December 1965).
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
KanskKrasnoyarsk Krai
- coords
- 56.20°, 95.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.1°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-5.2°C
Annual rainfall
423mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
39.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
209 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
101.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
38.6 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest day
-49.7 °C
14 December 1965
Wettest day
45 mm
25 July 1999
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
5 April 2025
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
5 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-54.8 °C
14 December 1965
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
27 September 2000
Sunniest day
17.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.5 °C | +7.4 °C | 22 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -9.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 1.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 18 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 49 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 51 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 109 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 48 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 2.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | -1.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 39 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -11.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kansk?
Kansk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.1 °C and it receives 423 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kansk?
The hottest day measured in Kansk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2002, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kansk?
The coldest day measured in Kansk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1965, at -49.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kansk?
Yes. Kansk gets on average 101.5 cm of snow per year and has around 209 frost days.
Has the climate of Kansk warmed?
Yes: Kansk warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kansk?
The wettest day measured in Kansk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1999, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kansk?
The windiest day measured in Kansk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2025, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kansk?
The warmest month in Kansk is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kansk?
Kansk receives on average 423 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kansk?
Kansk gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kansk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kansk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2000, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kansk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kansk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kansk?
In Kansk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 21 July 2002, and the lowest was -54.8 °C on 14 December 1965.
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