Kulunda climate — normals and trends
Kulunda (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 331 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kulunda averages 183 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Kulunda 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 189 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -47.1 °C (on 26 January 1969).
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
KulundaAltai Krai
- coords
- 52.56°, 78.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
7.8°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
331mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
37.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
39.3 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-47.1 °C
26 January 1969
Wettest day
56 mm
8 July 1968
Windiest day
61.4 km/h
12 January 1971
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
22 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-52.7 °C
26 January 1969
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
25 March 1968
Sunniest day
16.0 h
21 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.7 °C | +6.0 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -6.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 1.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 90 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 1.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 63 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | -5.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kulunda?
Kulunda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 331 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kulunda?
The hottest day measured in Kulunda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kulunda?
The coldest day measured in Kulunda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, at -47.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kulunda?
Yes. Kulunda gets on average 67.3 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Kulunda warmed?
Yes: Kulunda warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kulunda?
The wettest day measured in Kulunda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1968, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kulunda?
The windiest day measured in Kulunda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1971, with winds reaching 61.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kulunda?
The warmest month in Kulunda is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kulunda?
Kulunda receives on average 331 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kulunda?
Kulunda 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 Kulunda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kulunda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1968, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kulunda?
Yes: Kulunda has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kulunda?
In Kulunda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -52.7 °C on 26 January 1969.
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