Shelekhov climate — normals and trends
Shelekhov (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 489 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shelekhov averages 212 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Shelekhov has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 216 to 208 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 10 June 2000) and the coldest -45.3 °C (on 2 February 2006).
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
ShelekhovIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 52.22°, 104.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.1°C
Average daily high
5.8°C
Average daily low
-5.6°C
Annual rainfall
489mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
39.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
212 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.8 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
34.8 °C
10 June 2000
Coldest day
-45.3 °C
2 February 2006
Wettest day
88 mm
5 August 1993
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
22 April 1996
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
16 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
16 July 2004
Coldest feels-like
-50.2 °C
2 February 2006
Snowiest day
28.2 cm
1 October 1974
Sunniest day
16.0 h
31 May 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 | -10.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -9.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 2.9 °C | -3.9 °C | 37 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | -0.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | -13.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shelekhov?
Shelekhov 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 489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shelekhov?
The hottest day measured in Shelekhov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2000, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shelekhov?
The coldest day measured in Shelekhov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2006, at -45.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shelekhov?
Yes. Shelekhov gets on average 68.8 cm of snow per year and has around 212 frost days.
Has the climate of Shelekhov warmed?
Yes: Shelekhov warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shelekhov?
The wettest day measured in Shelekhov between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1993, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shelekhov?
The windiest day measured in Shelekhov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1996, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shelekhov?
The warmest month in Shelekhov is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shelekhov?
Shelekhov receives on average 489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shelekhov?
Shelekhov gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shelekhov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shelekhov between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1974, with 28.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shelekhov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shelekhov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shelekhov?
In Shelekhov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 16 July 2004, and the lowest was -50.2 °C on 2 February 2006.
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