Kurgan climate — normals and trends
Kurgan (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 457 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 (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kurgan averages 185 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Kurgan has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 30 July 1952) and the coldest -45.7 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
KurganKurgan Oblast
- coords
- 55.45°, 65.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
457mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
35.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
185 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
96.6 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.2 °C
30 July 1952
Coldest day
-45.7 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
74 mm
23 June 1970
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
17 May 1981
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
17 May 1981
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
29 June 1948
Coldest feels-like
-50.9 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
20.3 cm
7 April 2020
Sunniest day
16.7 h
18 June 2024
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 | -6.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 34 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 61 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 93 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 8.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 1.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 48 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | -7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurgan?
Kurgan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 457 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurgan?
The hottest day measured in Kurgan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1952, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurgan?
The coldest day measured in Kurgan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -45.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kurgan?
Yes. Kurgan gets on average 96.6 cm of snow per year and has around 185 frost days.
Has the climate of Kurgan warmed?
Yes: Kurgan warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurgan?
The wettest day measured in Kurgan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1970, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurgan?
The windiest day measured in Kurgan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1981, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurgan?
The warmest month in Kurgan is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurgan?
Kurgan receives on average 457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurgan?
Kurgan gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kurgan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurgan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2020, with 20.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurgan?
Yes: Kurgan has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurgan?
In Kurgan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 29 June 1948, and the lowest was -50.9 °C on 1 January 1979.
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