Lesogorsk climate — normals and trends
Lesogorsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 470 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 (-20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lesogorsk averages 213 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Lesogorsk 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 220 to 206 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 12 August 2002) and the coldest -53.7 °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
LesogorskIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 56.05°, 99.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.4°C
Average daily high
4.7°C
Average daily low
-5.5°C
Annual rainfall
470mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
39.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
213 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
109.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
12 August 2002
Coldest day
-53.7 °C
8 January 2001
Wettest day
66 mm
4 July 1952
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
22 May 1985
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
22 May 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
12 August 2002
Coldest feels-like
-59.1 °C
8 January 2001
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
3 November 1967
Sunniest day
17.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.8 °C | +7.3 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -10.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 30 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 1.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 9.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 42 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 46 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 1.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | -2.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 52 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -12.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesogorsk?
Lesogorsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 470 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lesogorsk?
The hottest day measured in Lesogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2002, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesogorsk?
The coldest day measured in Lesogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2001, at -53.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lesogorsk?
Yes. Lesogorsk gets on average 109.1 cm of snow per year and has around 213 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesogorsk warmed?
Yes: Lesogorsk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lesogorsk?
The wettest day measured in Lesogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1952, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesogorsk?
The windiest day measured in Lesogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1985, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesogorsk?
The warmest month in Lesogorsk is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesogorsk?
Lesogorsk receives on average 470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesogorsk?
Lesogorsk gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lesogorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lesogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1967, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesogorsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lesogorsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesogorsk?
In Lesogorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 12 August 2002, and the lowest was -59.1 °C on 8 January 2001.
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