Kuytun climate — normals and trends
Kuytun (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.7 °C and it receives 439 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kuytun averages 217 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Kuytun has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 222 to 212 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 10 June 2008) and the coldest -51.5 °C (on 8 January 2001).
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
KuytunIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 54.34°, 101.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.7°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-6.2°C
Annual rainfall
439mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
40.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
217 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.0 cm
Average feels-like high
1.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
36.7 °C
10 June 2008
Coldest day
-51.5 °C
8 January 2001
Wettest day
73 mm
30 July 1980
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
16 May 1990
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
16 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
15 July 2004
Coldest feels-like
-56.7 °C
8 January 2001
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
20 April 1975
Sunniest day
16.4 h
17 June 1941
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 | -11.3 °C | +6.2 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -10.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 1.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 57 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 90 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 28 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 1.2 °C | -3.9 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | -2.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 28 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -15.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuytun?
Kuytun has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.7 °C and it receives 439 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuytun?
The hottest day measured in Kuytun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2008, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuytun?
The coldest day measured in Kuytun between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2001, at -51.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kuytun?
Yes. Kuytun gets on average 74.0 cm of snow per year and has around 217 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuytun warmed?
Yes: Kuytun warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuytun?
The wettest day measured in Kuytun between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1980, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuytun?
The windiest day measured in Kuytun between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1990, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuytun?
The warmest month in Kuytun is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuytun?
Kuytun receives on average 439 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuytun?
Kuytun gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuytun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuytun between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1975, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuytun?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kuytun.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuytun?
In Kuytun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 15 July 2004, and the lowest was -56.7 °C on 8 January 2001.
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