Shira climate — normals and trends
Shira (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.5 °C and it receives 399 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shira averages 208 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Shira has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 215 to 201 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 7 June 1967) and the coldest -44.9 °C (on 6 January 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
ShiraKhakasiya Republic
- coords
- 54.49°, 89.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.5°C
Average daily high
5.4°C
Average daily low
-4.5°C
Annual rainfall
399mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
35.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
208 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.0 cm
Average feels-like high
2.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
35.0 °C
7 June 1967
Coldest day
-44.9 °C
6 January 2001
Wettest day
83 mm
12 July 1972
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
29 April 1944
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
12 April 1978
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
8 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
6 January 2001
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
12 April 1977
Sunniest day
16.0 h
22 June 2025
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 | -7.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -8.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 1.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 41 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 59 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 111 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 3.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | -0.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 43 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -7.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shira?
Shira has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.5 °C and it receives 399 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shira?
The hottest day measured in Shira between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1967, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shira?
The coldest day measured in Shira between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, at -44.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shira?
Yes. Shira gets on average 80.0 cm of snow per year and has around 208 frost days.
Has the climate of Shira warmed?
Yes: Shira warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shira?
The wettest day measured in Shira between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1972, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shira?
The windiest day measured in Shira between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1944, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shira?
The warmest month in Shira is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shira?
Shira receives on average 399 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shira?
Shira gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shira?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shira between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1977, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shira?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shira.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shira?
In Shira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 8 July 2005, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 6 January 2001.
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