Shakhtersk climate — normals and trends
Shakhtersk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 876 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 August (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Shakhtersk averages 165 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Shakhtersk has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.1 °C (on 25 July 2025) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 12 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
ShakhterskSakhalin Oblast
- coords
- 49.17°, 142.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
3.4°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
876mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
27.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
235.8 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
23.1 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
12 January 1979
Wettest day
78 mm
1 September 2004
Windiest day
88.4 km/h
6 February 1969
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
6 February 1969
Hottest feels-like
25.8 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
11 January 1979
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
5 December 2012
Sunniest day
15.2 h
24 June 1963
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 | -6.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 57 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 48 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | -3.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 2.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 7.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 98 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 45 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 84 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 6.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 95 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 0.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 68 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | -7.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 71 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakhtersk?
Shakhtersk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 876 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakhtersk?
The hottest day measured in Shakhtersk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, reaching 23.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakhtersk?
The coldest day measured in Shakhtersk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1979, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shakhtersk?
Yes. Shakhtersk gets on average 235.8 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Shakhtersk warmed?
Yes: Shakhtersk warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakhtersk?
The wettest day measured in Shakhtersk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2004, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakhtersk?
The windiest day measured in Shakhtersk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with winds reaching 88.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakhtersk?
The warmest month in Shakhtersk is August (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakhtersk?
Shakhtersk receives on average 876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakhtersk?
Shakhtersk gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shakhtersk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shakhtersk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2012, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shakhtersk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shakhtersk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakhtersk?
In Shakhtersk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.8 °C on 25 July 2025, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 11 January 1979.
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