Severobaykalsk climate — normals and trends
Severobaykalsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -5.0 °C and it receives 661 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 (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Severobaykalsk averages 241 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Severobaykalsk has warmed by +2.0 °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 246 to 236 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 16 July 1990) and the coldest -47.0 °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
SeverobaykalskBuryatiya Republic
- coords
- 55.64°, 109.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-5.0°C
Average daily high
-0.9°C
Average daily low
-9.2°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
39.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
241 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
206.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-13.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
29.4 °C
16 July 1990
Coldest day
-47.0 °C
20 February 1969
Wettest day
52 mm
7 September 1954
Windiest day
26.9 km/h
19 October 1997
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
32.1 °C
31 July 1993
Coldest feels-like
-52.6 °C
20 February 1969
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
6 September 1951
Sunniest day
16.9 h
9 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 | -17.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -18.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 35 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | -6.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 70 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 0.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 83 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 9.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 99 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 83 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 11.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 197 mm | +115 mm |
| Oct | -1.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 46 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | -7.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 99 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | -20.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Severobaykalsk?
Severobaykalsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -5.0 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Severobaykalsk?
The hottest day measured in Severobaykalsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1990, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Severobaykalsk?
The coldest day measured in Severobaykalsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1969, at -47.0 °C.
Does it snow in Severobaykalsk?
Yes. Severobaykalsk gets on average 206.0 cm of snow per year and has around 241 frost days.
Has the climate of Severobaykalsk warmed?
Yes: Severobaykalsk warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Severobaykalsk?
The wettest day measured in Severobaykalsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1954, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Severobaykalsk?
The windiest day measured in Severobaykalsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1997, with winds reaching 26.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Severobaykalsk?
The warmest month in Severobaykalsk is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Severobaykalsk?
Severobaykalsk receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Severobaykalsk?
Severobaykalsk gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Severobaykalsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Severobaykalsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1951, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Severobaykalsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Severobaykalsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Severobaykalsk?
In Severobaykalsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.1 °C on 31 July 1993, and the lowest was -52.6 °C on 20 February 1969.
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