Kuanda climate — normals and trends
Kuanda (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -6.0 °C and it receives 575 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-30.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kuanda averages 244 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Kuanda has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 2 July 2024) and the coldest -54.1 °C (on 9 January 1987).
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
KuandaZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 56.33°, 116.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-6.0°C
Average daily high
-0.1°C
Average daily low
-11.9°C
Annual rainfall
575mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
47.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
244 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-3.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-15.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
35.7 °C
2 July 2024
Coldest day
-54.1 °C
9 January 1987
Wettest day
68 mm
26 July 1955
Windiest day
25.8 km/h
28 March 1971
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
19 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
3 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-58.5 °C
9 January 1987
Snowiest day
30.1 cm
8 September 2014
Sunniest day
17.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -20.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -18.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | -6.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 4.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 12.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 144 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 13.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 116 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | -1.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | -9.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 23 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -26.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuanda?
Kuanda has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -6.0 °C and it receives 575 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuanda?
The hottest day measured in Kuanda between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuanda?
The coldest day measured in Kuanda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1987, at -54.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kuanda?
Yes. Kuanda gets on average 90.4 cm of snow per year and has around 244 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuanda warmed?
Yes: Kuanda warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuanda?
The wettest day measured in Kuanda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1955, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuanda?
The windiest day measured in Kuanda between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1971, with winds reaching 25.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuanda?
The warmest month in Kuanda is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-30.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuanda?
Kuanda receives on average 575 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuanda?
Kuanda gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuanda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuanda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2014, with 30.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuanda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kuanda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuanda?
In Kuanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 3 July 2024, and the lowest was -58.5 °C on 9 January 1987.
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