Shilka climate — normals and trends
Shilka (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.6 °C and it receives 391 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shilka averages 221 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Shilka has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -46.9 °C (on 4 February 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
ShilkaZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 51.85°, 116.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.6°C
Average daily high
4.6°C
Average daily low
-7.7°C
Annual rainfall
391mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
44.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
221 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.3 cm
Average feels-like high
1.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
39.3 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-46.9 °C
4 February 2001
Wettest day
69 mm
16 July 1959
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
28 March 1971
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
17 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.3 °C
4 February 2001
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
15 April 1950
Sunniest day
15.9 h
22 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -16.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | -13.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | -1.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 101 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 115 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 3.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | -4.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -18.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shilka?
Shilka has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.6 °C and it receives 391 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shilka?
The hottest day measured in Shilka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shilka?
The coldest day measured in Shilka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at -46.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shilka?
Yes. Shilka gets on average 41.3 cm of snow per year and has around 221 frost days.
Has the climate of Shilka warmed?
Yes: Shilka warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shilka?
The wettest day measured in Shilka between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1959, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shilka?
The windiest day measured in Shilka between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1971, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shilka?
The warmest month in Shilka is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shilka?
Shilka receives on average 391 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shilka?
Shilka gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shilka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shilka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1950, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shilka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shilka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shilka?
In Shilka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -52.3 °C on 4 February 2001.
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