Kosikha climate — normals and trends
Kosikha (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 589 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kosikha averages 190 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Kosikha has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 199 to 181 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -48.6 °C (on 7 January 2001).
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
KosikhaAltai Krai
- coords
- 53.36°, 84.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
7.1°C
Average daily low
-2.6°C
Annual rainfall
589mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
35.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
190 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.2 cm
Average feels-like high
3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
38.9 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-48.6 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
42 mm
21 April 2025
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
17 February 2004
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest feels-like
-53.4 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
26 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.4 h
23 June 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.6 °C | +6.4 °C | 51 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 1.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 83 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 66 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 115 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 5.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 34 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 0.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 113 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | -6.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 69 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kosikha?
Kosikha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 589 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kosikha?
The hottest day measured in Kosikha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kosikha?
The coldest day measured in Kosikha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -48.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kosikha?
Yes. Kosikha gets on average 155.2 cm of snow per year and has around 190 frost days.
Has the climate of Kosikha warmed?
Yes: Kosikha warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kosikha?
The wettest day measured in Kosikha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 2025, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kosikha?
The windiest day measured in Kosikha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2004, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kosikha?
The warmest month in Kosikha is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kosikha?
Kosikha receives on average 589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kosikha?
Kosikha gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kosikha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kosikha between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2018, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kosikha?
Yes: Kosikha has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kosikha?
In Kosikha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 15 July 1992, and the lowest was -53.4 °C on 7 January 2001.
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