Krasnyye Barrikady climate — normals and trends
Krasnyye Barrikady (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 220 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Krasnyye Barrikady averages 115 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Krasnyye Barrikady has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 102 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 6 August 1940) and the coldest -32.6 °C (on 8 February 2012).
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
Krasnyye BarrikadyAstrakhan Oblast
- coords
- 46.20°, 47.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
220mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
42.1 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest day
-32.6 °C
8 February 2012
Wettest day
49 mm
28 August 1981
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
4 March 2006
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
4 March 2006
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-38.3 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
15 March 1946
Sunniest day
14.7 h
19 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 14 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 29 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 1.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krasnyye Barrikady?
Krasnyye Barrikady has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 220 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krasnyye Barrikady?
The hottest day measured in Krasnyye Barrikady between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1940, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krasnyye Barrikady?
The coldest day measured in Krasnyye Barrikady between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2012, at -32.6 °C.
Does it snow in Krasnyye Barrikady?
Yes. Krasnyye Barrikady gets on average 31.9 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Krasnyye Barrikady warmed?
Yes: Krasnyye Barrikady warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krasnyye Barrikady?
The wettest day measured in Krasnyye Barrikady between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1981, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krasnyye Barrikady?
The windiest day measured in Krasnyye Barrikady between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krasnyye Barrikady?
The warmest month in Krasnyye Barrikady is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Krasnyye Barrikady?
Krasnyye Barrikady receives on average 220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krasnyye Barrikady?
Krasnyye Barrikady 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 Krasnyye Barrikady?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krasnyye Barrikady between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1946, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krasnyye Barrikady?
Yes: Krasnyye Barrikady has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krasnyye Barrikady?
In Krasnyye Barrikady, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 12 July 2010, and the lowest was -38.3 °C on 12 January 1950.
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