Klyuchi climate — normals and trends
Klyuchi (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 1,227 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 (12.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Klyuchi averages 237 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Klyuchi 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 251 to 223 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 13 July 2022) and the coldest -40.7 °C (on 15 January 1964).
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
KlyuchiKamchatka
- coords
- 56.32°, 160.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.9°C
Average daily high
0.1°C
Average daily low
-6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,227mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
237 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
571.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 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 = 0.41 · 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
28.7 °C
13 July 2022
Coldest day
-40.7 °C
15 January 1964
Wettest day
69 mm
11 October 1968
Windiest day
36.3 km/h
4 December 2025
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
20 January 1976
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
27 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-45.6 °C
15 January 1964
Snowiest day
41.8 cm
8 November 1958
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 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 | -15.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 66 mm | -57 mm |
| Feb | -11.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 163 mm | +54 mm |
| Mar | -8.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 125 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 2.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 76 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 6.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 121 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 112 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 16.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 131 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 15.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 170 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 11.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 126 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | -0.8 °C | -2.9 °C | 192 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | -5.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 141 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | -6.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 226 mm | +99 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Klyuchi?
Klyuchi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 1,227 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Klyuchi?
The hottest day measured in Klyuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Klyuchi?
The coldest day measured in Klyuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, at -40.7 °C.
Does it snow in Klyuchi?
Yes. Klyuchi gets on average 571.4 cm of snow per year and has around 237 frost days.
Has the climate of Klyuchi warmed?
Yes: Klyuchi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Klyuchi?
The wettest day measured in Klyuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1968, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Klyuchi?
The windiest day measured in Klyuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2025, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Klyuchi?
The warmest month in Klyuchi is July (12.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Klyuchi?
Klyuchi receives on average 1,227 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Klyuchi?
Klyuchi 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 Klyuchi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Klyuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1958, with 41.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Klyuchi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Klyuchi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Klyuchi?
In Klyuchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 27 July 1989, and the lowest was -45.6 °C on 15 January 1964.
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