Khorinsk climate — normals and trends
Khorinsk (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 329 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khorinsk averages 233 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Khorinsk has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 236 to 230 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 17 July 1977) and the coldest -48.0 °C (on 20 February 1969).
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
KhorinskBuryatiya Republic
- coords
- 52.16°, 109.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.3°C
Average daily high
3.9°C
Average daily low
-8.5°C
Annual rainfall
329mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
42.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
233 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.0 cm
Average feels-like high
0.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
37.2 °C
17 July 1977
Coldest day
-48.0 °C
20 February 1969
Wettest day
62 mm
3 August 2023
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
30 April 1960
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
26 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
26 July 1949
Coldest feels-like
-53.0 °C
20 February 1969
Snowiest day
24.0 cm
6 May 1991
Sunniest day
16.0 h
20 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 | -14.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -13.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 0.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 161 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 1.2 °C | -3.0 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | -4.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 23 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -17.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khorinsk?
Khorinsk has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.3 °C and it receives 329 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khorinsk?
The hottest day measured in Khorinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1977, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khorinsk?
The coldest day measured in Khorinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1969, at -48.0 °C.
Does it snow in Khorinsk?
Yes. Khorinsk gets on average 40.0 cm of snow per year and has around 233 frost days.
Has the climate of Khorinsk warmed?
Yes: Khorinsk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khorinsk?
The wettest day measured in Khorinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2023, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khorinsk?
The windiest day measured in Khorinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1960, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khorinsk?
The warmest month in Khorinsk is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Khorinsk?
Khorinsk receives on average 329 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khorinsk?
Khorinsk gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khorinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khorinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1991, with 24.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khorinsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Khorinsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khorinsk?
In Khorinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 26 July 1949, and the lowest was -53.0 °C on 20 February 1969.
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