Raychikhinsk climate — normals and trends
Raychikhinsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.1 °C and it receives 684 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Raychikhinsk averages 196 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Raychikhinsk has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 25 June 2010) and the coldest -46.2 °C (on 12 January 1980).
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
RaychikhinskAmur Oblast
- coords
- 49.80°, 129.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.1°C
Average daily high
5.7°C
Average daily low
-5.3°C
Annual rainfall
684mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
46.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
196 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
37.9 °C
25 June 2010
Coldest day
-46.2 °C
12 January 1980
Wettest day
80 mm
3 August 2025
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
20 April 1998
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-51.5 °C
13 January 1980
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
26 October 2014
Sunniest day
15.2 h
15 June 1940
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 | -17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -10.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | -2.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 19 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 45 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 150 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 157 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 133 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 6.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | -4.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | -17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raychikhinsk?
Raychikhinsk has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.1 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raychikhinsk?
The hottest day measured in Raychikhinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raychikhinsk?
The coldest day measured in Raychikhinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1980, at -46.2 °C.
Does it snow in Raychikhinsk?
Yes. Raychikhinsk gets on average 54.1 cm of snow per year and has around 196 frost days.
Has the climate of Raychikhinsk warmed?
Yes: Raychikhinsk warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raychikhinsk?
The wettest day measured in Raychikhinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2025, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raychikhinsk?
The windiest day measured in Raychikhinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raychikhinsk?
The warmest month in Raychikhinsk is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Raychikhinsk?
Raychikhinsk receives on average 684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raychikhinsk?
Raychikhinsk gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Raychikhinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Raychikhinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2014, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Raychikhinsk?
Yes: Raychikhinsk has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raychikhinsk?
In Raychikhinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -51.5 °C on 13 January 1980.
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