Minusinsk climate — normals and trends
Minusinsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.6 °C and it receives 421 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Minusinsk averages 194 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Minusinsk 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 201 to 187 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 16 June 1969) and the coldest -48.8 °C (on 10 January 1979).
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
MinusinskKrasnoyarsk Krai
- coords
- 53.70°, 91.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.6°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
421mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
39.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
194 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.2 cm
Average feels-like high
3.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.6 °C
16 June 1969
Coldest day
-48.8 °C
10 January 1979
Wettest day
64 mm
22 August 1985
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
5 April 2025
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
5 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-53.8 °C
10 January 1979
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
26 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.0 h
16 June 2024
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 | +6.0 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 2.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 48 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 61 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 40 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 115 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 4.6 °C | -2.6 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -7.0 °C | +5.3 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minusinsk?
Minusinsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.6 °C and it receives 421 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minusinsk?
The hottest day measured in Minusinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1969, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minusinsk?
The coldest day measured in Minusinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1979, at -48.8 °C.
Does it snow in Minusinsk?
Yes. Minusinsk gets on average 70.2 cm of snow per year and has around 194 frost days.
Has the climate of Minusinsk warmed?
Yes: Minusinsk warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minusinsk?
The wettest day measured in Minusinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1985, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minusinsk?
The windiest day measured in Minusinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2025, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minusinsk?
The warmest month in Minusinsk is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Minusinsk?
Minusinsk receives on average 421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minusinsk?
Minusinsk gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minusinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minusinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2018, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Minusinsk?
Yes: Minusinsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minusinsk?
In Minusinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 21 July 2002, and the lowest was -53.8 °C on 10 January 1979.
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