Pospelikha climate — normals and trends
Pospelikha (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 463 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pospelikha averages 183 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Pospelikha has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 190 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -48.9 °C (on 7 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
PospelikhaAltai Krai
- coords
- 51.95°, 81.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.9°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
463mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
36.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.8 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
40.1 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-48.9 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
40 mm
8 July 1957
Windiest day
62.2 km/h
12 January 1971
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
5 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-54.2 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
30 March 2002
Sunniest day
15.7 h
20 June 1942
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 | -5.2 °C | +6.7 °C | 43 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -6.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 1.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 22 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +6.6 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 43 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 86 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 1.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 66 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 54 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pospelikha?
Pospelikha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 463 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pospelikha?
The hottest day measured in Pospelikha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pospelikha?
The coldest day measured in Pospelikha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -48.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pospelikha?
Yes. Pospelikha gets on average 114.8 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Pospelikha warmed?
Yes: Pospelikha warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pospelikha?
The wettest day measured in Pospelikha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1957, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pospelikha?
The windiest day measured in Pospelikha between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1971, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pospelikha?
The warmest month in Pospelikha is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Pospelikha?
Pospelikha receives on average 463 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pospelikha?
Pospelikha 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 Pospelikha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pospelikha between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2002, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pospelikha?
Yes: Pospelikha has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pospelikha?
In Pospelikha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -54.2 °C on 7 January 2001.
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