Nizhneangarsk climate — normals and trends
Nizhneangarsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -4.0 °C and it receives 624 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 (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nizhneangarsk averages 229 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Nizhneangarsk has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 236 to 222 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 16 July 1990) and the coldest -44.5 °C (on 20 February 1969).
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
NizhneangarskBuryatiya Republic
- coords
- 55.79°, 109.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-4.0°C
Average daily high
0.1°C
Average daily low
-8.0°C
Annual rainfall
624mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
38.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
229 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
189.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
30.2 °C
16 July 1990
Coldest day
-44.5 °C
20 February 1969
Wettest day
54 mm
7 September 1954
Windiest day
26.4 km/h
19 October 1997
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
31 July 1993
Coldest feels-like
-49.9 °C
20 February 1969
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
6 September 1951
Sunniest day
16.9 h
24 June 2025
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 | -16.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 33 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | -5.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 1.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 9.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 89 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 75 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 12.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 200 mm | +113 mm |
| Oct | 0.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | -5.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 110 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | -18.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 41 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nizhneangarsk?
Nizhneangarsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -4.0 °C and it receives 624 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nizhneangarsk?
The hottest day measured in Nizhneangarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1990, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nizhneangarsk?
The coldest day measured in Nizhneangarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1969, at -44.5 °C.
Does it snow in Nizhneangarsk?
Yes. Nizhneangarsk gets on average 189.0 cm of snow per year and has around 229 frost days.
Has the climate of Nizhneangarsk warmed?
Yes: Nizhneangarsk warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nizhneangarsk?
The wettest day measured in Nizhneangarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1954, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nizhneangarsk?
The windiest day measured in Nizhneangarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1997, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nizhneangarsk?
The warmest month in Nizhneangarsk is July (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nizhneangarsk?
Nizhneangarsk receives on average 624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nizhneangarsk?
Nizhneangarsk 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 Nizhneangarsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nizhneangarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1951, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nizhneangarsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nizhneangarsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nizhneangarsk?
In Nizhneangarsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 31 July 1993, and the lowest was -49.9 °C on 20 February 1969.
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