Kurchatov climate — normals and trends
Kurchatov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 636 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kurchatov averages 144 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Kurchatov has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 162 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -39.0 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
KurchatovKursk Oblast
- coords
- 51.65°, 35.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
2.5°C
Annual rainfall
636mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
111.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
38.2 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.0 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
70 mm
14 August 2016
Windiest day
71.5 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
11 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.6 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
23 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.7 h
1 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +7.4 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | -4.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +8.2 °C | 51 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 88 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 80 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 83 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 12 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 104 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 41 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 0.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurchatov?
Kurchatov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 636 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurchatov?
The hottest day measured in Kurchatov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurchatov?
The coldest day measured in Kurchatov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kurchatov?
Yes. Kurchatov gets on average 111.2 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Kurchatov warmed?
Yes: Kurchatov warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurchatov?
The wettest day measured in Kurchatov between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2016, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurchatov?
The windiest day measured in Kurchatov between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 71.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurchatov?
The warmest month in Kurchatov is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurchatov?
Kurchatov receives on average 636 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurchatov?
Kurchatov gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kurchatov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurchatov between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2013, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurchatov?
Yes: Kurchatov has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurchatov?
In Kurchatov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.6 °C on 22 January 1942.
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