Kirensk climate — normals and trends
Kirensk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.7 °C and it receives 459 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 (-24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kirensk averages 221 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Kirensk has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 226 to 216 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 12 June 2017) and the coldest -56.7 °C (on 26 December 1949).
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
KirenskIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.78°, 108.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.7°C
Average daily high
2.1°C
Average daily low
-7.7°C
Annual rainfall
459mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
43.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
221 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
133.1 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
36.2 °C
12 June 2017
Coldest day
-56.7 °C
26 December 1949
Wettest day
89 mm
27 July 1981
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
26 September 2013
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
10 July 1949
Coldest feels-like
-62.0 °C
17 January 1966
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
7 April 1968
Sunniest day
17.5 h
25 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.7 °C | +6.5 °C | 34 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -15.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | -2.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 6.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 14.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 70 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | -0.7 °C | -2.7 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | -6.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 59 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | -20.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 35 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirensk?
Kirensk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.7 °C and it receives 459 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirensk?
The hottest day measured in Kirensk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2017, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirensk?
The coldest day measured in Kirensk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1949, at -56.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kirensk?
Yes. Kirensk gets on average 133.1 cm of snow per year and has around 221 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirensk warmed?
Yes: Kirensk warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirensk?
The wettest day measured in Kirensk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1981, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirensk?
The windiest day measured in Kirensk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2013, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirensk?
The warmest month in Kirensk is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirensk?
Kirensk receives on average 459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirensk?
Kirensk gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kirensk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kirensk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1968, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kirensk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kirensk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirensk?
In Kirensk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 10 July 1949, and the lowest was -62.0 °C on 17 January 1966.
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