Kargalinskaya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 394 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kargalinskaya?

The hottest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2006, reaching 42.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kargalinskaya?

The coldest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1972, at -29.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kargalinskaya?

Yes. Kargalinskaya gets on average 31.4 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Kargalinskaya warmed?

Yes: Kargalinskaya warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kargalinskaya?

The wettest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2016, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kargalinskaya?

The windiest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1952, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kargalinskaya?

The warmest month in Kargalinskaya is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya receives on average 394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kargalinskaya (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 394 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Kargalinskaya averages 68 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.

Kargalinskaya 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 81 to 55 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 7 August 2006) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 19 January 1972).

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

KargalinskayaChechnya

coords: 43.74°, 46.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.9°C

Average daily high

17.5°C

Average daily low

8.8°C

Annual rainfall

394mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

19.7km/h

Seasonal range

26.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

68 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

64 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

78 d/yr

Annual snowfall

31.4 cm

Average feels-like high

15.3 °C

Average feels-like low

6.5 °C

Average peak gust

36.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

52 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.4 °C

7 August 2006

Coldest day

-29.2 °C

19 January 1972

Wettest day

65 mm

11 July 2016

Windiest day

56.5 km/h

12 November 1952

Strongest gust

99.4 km/h

12 November 1952

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

26 July 1966

Coldest feels-like

-34.5 °C

19 January 1972

Snowiest day

15.1 cm

23 February 1945

Sunniest day

14.2 h

23 June 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.5 °C13 July 2025	-19.2 °C1 March 2025	14.4 °C	355 mm	77	43
2024	40.1 °C6 July 2024	-12.2 °C30 January 2024	14.9 °C	298 mm	97	49
2023	40.0 °C9 August 2023	-13.5 °C9 January 2023	15.0 °C	339 mm	87	40
2022	41.7 °C18 July 2022	-6.2 °C21 January 2022	14.5 °C	351 mm	92	60
2021	40.4 °C21 July 2021	-20.1 °C25 February 2021	14.3 °C	325 mm	90	45
2020	38.6 °C20 July 2020	-18.9 °C11 February 2020	14.3 °C	312 mm	76	37
2019	38.8 °C25 June 2019	-6.7 °C20 February 2019	14.4 °C	281 mm	82	44
2018	41.6 °C1 July 2018	-7.6 °C11 January 2018	14.3 °C	298 mm	88	52
2017	40.9 °C4 July 2017	-18.5 °C31 January 2017	13.8 °C	290 mm	85	58
2016	38.8 °C13 August 2016	-21.4 °C3 January 2016	13.4 °C	531 mm	71	66
2015	39.3 °C23 June 2015	-17.3 °C9 January 2015	14.2 °C	349 mm	88	46
2014	39.1 °C28 August 2014	-15.1 °C31 January 2014	13.9 °C	362 mm	84	44
2013	37.7 °C1 July 2013	-12.1 °C17 December 2013	13.5 °C	448 mm	59	61
2012	40.4 °C24 July 2012	-24.7 °C8 February 2012	14.1 °C	326 mm	87	70
2011	42.2 °C30 July 2011	-19.6 °C21 January 2011	13.0 °C	392 mm	73	83
2010	40.2 °C12 July 2010	-20.6 °C28 January 2010	14.7 °C	406 mm	89	42
2009	37.8 °C18 July 2009	-13.2 °C1 January 2009	13.8 °C	503 mm	52	44
2008	40.6 °C27 July 2008	-15.9 °C11 January 2008	13.8 °C	348 mm	77	73
2007	41.1 °C8 August 2007	-21.2 °C26 February 2007	14.3 °C	290 mm	94	53
2006	42.4 °C7 August 2006	-19.3 °C25 January 2006	13.4 °C	345 mm	84	74
2005	40.8 °C19 August 2005	-11.8 °C10 February 2005	14.2 °C	425 mm	80	39
2004	36.2 °C30 July 2004	-8.9 °C17 December 2004	13.7 °C	425 mm	64	63
2003	39.3 °C2 September 2003	-16.8 °C28 February 2003	12.8 °C	407 mm	60	77
2002	39.6 °C28 July 2002	-21.1 °C10 December 2002	13.2 °C	408 mm	68	61
2001	40.5 °C26 July 2001	-13.0 °C24 January 2001	14.0 °C	385 mm	79	56
2000	39.2 °C28 July 2000	-12.0 °C23 December 2000	13.3 °C	359 mm	71	72
1999	40.6 °C1 August 1999	-13.8 °C11 November 1999	13.7 °C	364 mm	78	59
1998	40.1 °C29 July 1998	-11.4 °C16 February 1998	13.6 °C	331 mm	77	73
1997	36.7 °C4 August 1997	-18.7 °C17 December 1997	12.2 °C	496 mm	63	93
1996	40.7 °C16 July 1996	-9.9 °C3 February 1996	12.6 °C	459 mm	56	68
1995	38.1 °C26 June 1995	-14.8 °C9 December 1995	13.6 °C	475 mm	79	55
1994	36.8 °C16 August 1994	-16.9 °C13 February 1994	12.2 °C	371 mm	48	90
1993	35.7 °C22 July 1993	-18.7 °C17 November 1993	11.0 °C	344 mm	46	91
1992	35.6 °C23 July 1992	-14.4 °C27 January 1992	11.5 °C	554 mm	45	86
1991	40.7 °C2 July 1991	-27.2 °C11 February 1991	12.8 °C	338 mm	56	66
1990	37.2 °C2 June 1990	-15.7 °C6 January 1990	13.3 °C	552 mm	54	57
1989	39.1 °C30 July 1989	-11.3 °C3 January 1989	13.3 °C	473 mm	67	62
1988	36.2 °C6 July 1988	-24.8 °C31 January 1988	12.6 °C	392 mm	61	60
1987	39.9 °C30 July 1987	-14.1 °C31 January 1987	12.1 °C	319 mm	55	72
1986	37.2 °C9 July 1986	-12.2 °C5 February 1986	12.8 °C	230 mm	72	80
1985	37.9 °C8 August 1985	-14.3 °C10 March 1985	12.1 °C	456 mm	43	77
1984	39.2 °C21 July 1984	-21.9 °C5 December 1984	12.4 °C	444 mm	45	66
1983	38.6 °C15 August 1983	-12.1 °C2 March 1983	13.0 °C	374 mm	38	61
1982	34.6 °C14 July 1982	-18.4 °C10 February 1982	11.6 °C	528 mm	30	80
1981	38.7 °C25 July 1981	-5.9 °C28 February 1981	13.7 °C	442 mm	60	35
1980	38.4 °C26 July 1980	-23.1 °C15 January 1980	12.4 °C	455 mm	55	58
1979	38.4 °C14 August 1979	-13.7 °C8 January 1979	13.4 °C	383 mm	68	59
1978	35.5 °C11 July 1978	-19.4 °C23 December 1978	11.9 °C	561 mm	39	67
1977	35.6 °C26 July 1977	-16.8 °C4 January 1977	11.9 °C	380 mm	44	81
1976	38.9 °C7 August 1976	-21.5 °C18 February 1976	11.5 °C	362 mm	47	87
1975	37.4 °C28 July 1975	-8.0 °C5 November 1975	13.0 °C	329 mm	70	83
1974	35.9 °C23 July 1974	-22.8 °C1 February 1974	12.6 °C	321 mm	41	82
1973	35.7 °C26 July 1973	-24.5 °C25 January 1973	11.8 °C	479 mm	39	72
1972	38.6 °C23 July 1972	-29.2 °C19 January 1972	11.8 °C	361 mm	83	105
1971	38.9 °C26 July 1971	-14.7 °C15 January 1971	12.7 °C	417 mm	53	61
1970	36.0 °C18 July 1970	-12.0 °C2 January 1970	12.4 °C	540 mm	41	57
1969	37.7 °C9 June 1969	-25.6 °C30 January 1969	11.2 °C	432 mm	47	88
1968	38.4 °C19 July 1968	-19.6 °C23 January 1968	12.5 °C	389 mm	44	74
1967	34.4 °C15 July 1967	-16.0 °C3 February 1967	12.0 °C	491 mm	31	82
1966	40.9 °C26 July 1966	-14.8 °C6 February 1966	14.2 °C	438 mm	62	29
1965	37.3 °C4 August 1965	-20.5 °C18 January 1965	11.9 °C	467 mm	46	76
1964	36.4 °C16 July 1964	-19.5 °C21 January 1964	11.6 °C	459 mm	45	83
1963	38.0 °C20 July 1963	-16.3 °C6 March 1963	11.9 °C	552 mm	39	84
1962	38.1 °C12 August 1962	-11.5 °C10 December 1962	13.5 °C	351 mm	69	57
1961	39.8 °C21 June 1961	-12.7 °C28 January 1961	13.0 °C	627 mm	48	52
1960	36.9 °C31 July 1960	-18.1 °C8 February 1960	12.2 °C	497 mm	38	59
1959	37.7 °C18 July 1959	-20.7 °C14 February 1959	11.0 °C	319 mm	53	94
1958	36.4 °C29 June 1958	-17.7 °C4 February 1958	12.1 °C	473 mm	43	60
1957	39.2 °C1 August 1957	-18.7 °C19 January 1957	13.0 °C	368 mm	86	85
1956	38.2 °C29 August 1956	-15.2 °C1 February 1956	11.0 °C	444 mm	45	105
1955	37.5 °C17 June 1955	-10.4 °C2 December 1955	13.2 °C	338 mm	67	61
1954	41.5 °C4 July 1954	-27.8 °C21 February 1954	12.0 °C	261 mm	75	83
1953	37.1 °C10 July 1953	-21.6 °C28 December 1953	11.9 °C	335 mm	76	97
1952	41.1 °C24 July 1952	-12.9 °C11 December 1952	13.0 °C	335 mm	59	58
1951	39.5 °C18 July 1951	-17.6 °C27 January 1951	12.6 °C	451 mm	69	70
1950	36.4 °C6 September 1950	-28.2 °C14 January 1950	11.8 °C	322 mm	72	70
1949	40.3 °C31 July 1949	-15.1 °C15 February 1949	12.2 °C	357 mm	61	92
1948	40.1 °C15 August 1948	-18.6 °C20 December 1948	12.8 °C	384 mm	84	75
1947	41.6 °C16 July 1947	-13.9 °C4 February 1947	14.1 °C	237 mm	77	40
1946	38.4 °C23 August 1946	-21.5 °C28 January 1946	13.3 °C	257 mm	94	71
1945	39.5 °C5 July 1945	-28.6 °C25 February 1945	12.0 °C	347 mm	63	91
1944	36.5 °C25 June 1944	-11.9 °C18 January 1944	13.3 °C	382 mm	58	48
1943	37.9 °C21 June 1943	-10.5 °C12 February 1943	13.0 °C	359 mm	68	96
1942	38.6 °C24 June 1942	-24.0 °C27 January 1942	12.0 °C	441 mm	52	81
1941	38.0 °C19 June 1941	-15.0 °C30 January 1941	12.8 °C	364 mm	69	70
1940	41.9 °C7 August 1940	-28.2 °C11 January 1940	13.1 °C	330 mm	83	84

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.2 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

43 d/yr

-25

Annual rainfall

355 mm

-39 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.6 °C	+4.5 °C	15 mm	-5 mm
Feb	1.1 °C	-3.3 °C	20 mm	-1 mm
Mar	13.9 °C	+4.4 °C	26 mm	+1 mm
Apr	18.2 °C	+0.9 °C	68 mm	+34 mm
May	24.8 °C	+1.0 °C	17 mm	-29 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+1.0 °C	44 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.9 °C	+2.8 °C	14 mm	-30 mm
Aug	33.7 °C	+2.2 °C	18 mm	-23 mm
Sep	24.3 °C	-1.2 °C	90 mm	+49 mm
Oct	19.0 °C	+1.1 °C	20 mm	-13 mm
Nov	14.4 °C	+3.9 °C	0 mm	-24 mm
Dec	6.4 °C	+1.2 °C	24 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.5 °C

13 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-19.2 °C

1 Mar 2025

Wettest day

33.5 mm

15 Apr 2025

Windiest day

42.9 km/h

10 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

10 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-24.4 °C

1 Mar 2025

Snowiest day

3.4 cm

25 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 394 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kargalinskaya?

The hottest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2006, reaching 42.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kargalinskaya?

The coldest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1972, at -29.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kargalinskaya?

Yes. Kargalinskaya gets on average 31.4 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.

Has the climate of Kargalinskaya warmed?

Yes: Kargalinskaya warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kargalinskaya?

The wettest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2016, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kargalinskaya?

The windiest day measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1952, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kargalinskaya?

The warmest month in Kargalinskaya is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya receives on average 394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kargalinskaya?

Kargalinskaya gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kargalinskaya?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kargalinskaya between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1945, with 15.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kargalinskaya?

Yes: Kargalinskaya has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kargalinskaya?

In Kargalinskaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 26 July 1966, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 19 January 1972.

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