Krasnyy Yar climate — normals and trends
Krasnyy Yar (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 215 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Krasnyy Yar averages 123 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Krasnyy Yar has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 4 August 1940) and the coldest -34.6 °C (on 18 February 1951).
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
Krasnyy YarAstrakhan Oblast
- coords
- 46.53°, 48.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
215mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
31.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
42.3 °C
4 August 1940
Coldest day
-34.6 °C
18 February 1951
Wettest day
52 mm
27 June 1990
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
2 April 1946
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
8 October 1957
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-40.6 °C
18 February 1951
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
15 March 1946
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2023
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 | 2.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +6.2 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 42 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krasnyy Yar?
Krasnyy Yar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 215 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krasnyy Yar?
The hottest day measured in Krasnyy Yar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1940, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krasnyy Yar?
The coldest day measured in Krasnyy Yar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1951, at -34.6 °C.
Does it snow in Krasnyy Yar?
Yes. Krasnyy Yar gets on average 32.1 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Krasnyy Yar warmed?
Yes: Krasnyy Yar warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krasnyy Yar?
The wettest day measured in Krasnyy Yar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1990, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krasnyy Yar?
The windiest day measured in Krasnyy Yar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1946, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krasnyy Yar?
The warmest month in Krasnyy Yar is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Krasnyy Yar?
Krasnyy Yar receives on average 215 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krasnyy Yar?
Krasnyy Yar gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Krasnyy Yar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krasnyy Yar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1946, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krasnyy Yar?
Yes: Krasnyy Yar has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krasnyy Yar?
In Krasnyy Yar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 12 July 2010, and the lowest was -40.6 °C on 18 February 1951.
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