Kizhinga climate — normals and trends
Kizhinga (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.1 °C and it receives 362 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kizhinga averages 226 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Kizhinga has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 17 July 1977) and the coldest -45.9 °C (on 23 December 1952).
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
KizhingaBuryatiya Republic
- coords
- 51.85°, 109.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.1°C
Average daily high
5.0°C
Average daily low
-7.2°C
Annual rainfall
362mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
41.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.9 cm
Average feels-like high
1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 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
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.2 °C
17 July 1977
Coldest day
-45.9 °C
23 December 1952
Wettest day
52 mm
13 July 1949
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
30 April 1960
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
13 April 1956
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
26 July 1949
Coldest feels-like
-50.6 °C
23 December 1952
Snowiest day
21.7 cm
12 May 2012
Sunniest day
15.9 h
24 June 2025
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 | -13.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | -12.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 1.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 165 mm | +88 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 2.3 °C | -3.0 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | -3.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -15.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 12 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kizhinga?
Kizhinga has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.1 °C and it receives 362 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kizhinga?
The hottest day measured in Kizhinga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1977, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kizhinga?
The coldest day measured in Kizhinga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1952, at -45.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kizhinga?
Yes. Kizhinga gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Kizhinga warmed?
Yes: Kizhinga warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kizhinga?
The wettest day measured in Kizhinga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1949, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kizhinga?
The windiest day measured in Kizhinga between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1960, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kizhinga?
The warmest month in Kizhinga is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kizhinga?
Kizhinga receives on average 362 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kizhinga?
Kizhinga gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kizhinga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kizhinga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2012, with 21.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kizhinga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kizhinga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kizhinga?
In Kizhinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 26 July 1949, and the lowest was -50.6 °C on 23 December 1952.
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