Kataysk climate — normals and trends
Kataysk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 498 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kataysk averages 184 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Kataysk has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -45.8 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
KatayskKurgan Oblast
- coords
- 56.29°, 62.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
498mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
34.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
102.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
38.7 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
58 mm
10 August 1998
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
9 February 1958
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
25 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
15 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-51.0 °C
8 December 1968
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
25 April 2014
Sunniest day
16.5 h
18 June 2024
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 | -4.9 °C | +7.1 °C | 34 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -3.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 3.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 58 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 98 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 87 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 2.3 °C | +5.6 °C | 30 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kataysk?
Kataysk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kataysk?
The hottest day measured in Kataysk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kataysk?
The coldest day measured in Kataysk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kataysk?
Yes. Kataysk gets on average 102.7 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Kataysk warmed?
Yes: Kataysk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kataysk?
The wettest day measured in Kataysk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1998, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kataysk?
The windiest day measured in Kataysk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1958, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kataysk?
The warmest month in Kataysk is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kataysk?
Kataysk receives on average 498 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kataysk?
Kataysk gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kataysk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kataysk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2014, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kataysk?
Yes: Kataysk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kataysk?
In Kataysk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 15 July 1947, and the lowest was -51.0 °C on 8 December 1968.
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