Kurtamysh climate — normals and trends
Kurtamysh (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 454 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kurtamysh averages 184 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Kurtamysh has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 30 July 1952) and the coldest -45.0 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
KurtamyshKurgan Oblast
- coords
- 54.91°, 64.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
454mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
35.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
94.6 cm
Average feels-like high
3.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.7 °C
30 July 1952
Coldest day
-45.0 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
23 June 1970
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
13 October 1976
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
7 April 2020
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
29 June 1948
Coldest feels-like
-50.8 °C
17 February 1951
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
25 October 1969
Sunniest day
16.5 h
17 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.7 °C | +6.0 °C | 24 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 2.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 32 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 64 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 72 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 2.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 46 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -7.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | +16 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurtamysh?
Kurtamysh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurtamysh?
The hottest day measured in Kurtamysh between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1952, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurtamysh?
The coldest day measured in Kurtamysh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -45.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kurtamysh?
Yes. Kurtamysh gets on average 94.6 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Kurtamysh warmed?
Yes: Kurtamysh warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurtamysh?
The wettest day measured in Kurtamysh between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1970, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurtamysh?
The windiest day measured in Kurtamysh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1976, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurtamysh?
The warmest month in Kurtamysh is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurtamysh?
Kurtamysh receives on average 454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurtamysh?
Kurtamysh gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kurtamysh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurtamysh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1969, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurtamysh?
Yes: Kurtamysh has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurtamysh?
In Kurtamysh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 29 June 1948, and the lowest was -50.8 °C on 17 February 1951.
Compare Kurtamysh with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Kurtamysh