Kartaly climate — normals and trends
Kartaly (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 403 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kartaly averages 183 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Kartaly has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 191 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 13 July 2019) and the coldest -44.1 °C (on 20 January 2006).
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
KartalyChelyabinsk Oblast
- coords
- 53.06°, 60.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
403mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
34.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
13 July 2019
Coldest day
-44.1 °C
20 January 2006
Wettest day
46 mm
11 July 2021
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
25 April 2014
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
25 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-49.0 °C
17 February 1951
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
16 October 1966
Sunniest day
16.0 h
6 June 1940
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 | -4.5 °C | +6.7 °C | 18 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 18 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +6.0 °C | 15 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +6.0 °C | 49 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 88 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 28 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 3.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -6.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kartaly?
Kartaly has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 403 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kartaly?
The hottest day measured in Kartaly between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2019, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kartaly?
The coldest day measured in Kartaly between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2006, at -44.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kartaly?
Yes. Kartaly gets on average 87.0 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Kartaly warmed?
Yes: Kartaly warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kartaly?
The wettest day measured in Kartaly between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2021, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kartaly?
The windiest day measured in Kartaly between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2014, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kartaly?
The warmest month in Kartaly is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kartaly?
Kartaly receives on average 403 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kartaly?
Kartaly 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 Kartaly?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kartaly between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1966, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kartaly?
Yes: Kartaly has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kartaly?
In Kartaly, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -49.0 °C on 17 February 1951.
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